diff --git a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
index ab785b70..624b7e9e 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
             completed (sent);
         },
         ex => {
-          _logger.Fatal (ex.ToString ());
+          _logger.Error (ex.ToString ());
           error ("An exception has occurred while sending data.", ex);
         });
     }