diff --git a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
index 7e2b444b..445ace28 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
@@ -878,12 +878,12 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
       }
 
       if (!customCheckHandshakeRequest (_context, out msg)) {
+        _logger.Error (msg);
+
         var res = createHandshakeFailureResponse (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
         sendHttpResponse (res);
 
-        _logger.Fatal (msg);
-
-        msg = "A fatal error has occurred while attempting to accept.";
+        msg = "A handshake error has occurred while attempting to accept.";
         fatal (msg, CloseStatusCode.PolicyViolation);
 
         return false;