diff --git a/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TrigServicesConfig.py b/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TrigServicesConfig.py
index 8ce31e6c95387dde6a7ce8c14949762a1a311859..e5c8b510c8c1b2927d6de56d7ccb180a80ff17c4 100644
--- a/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TrigServicesConfig.py
+++ b/HLT/Trigger/TrigControl/TrigServices/python/TrigServicesConfig.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def setupMessageSvc():
 
    # Message forwarding to ERS
    MessageSvc.useErsError = ['*']
+   MessageSvc.useErsFatal = ['*']
 
    # set message limit to unlimited when general DEBUG is requested
    if MessageSvc.OutputLevel<=DEBUG :