diff --git a/Utilities/Thread.cpp b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
index 70c243fafc..ad480f9c03 100644
--- a/Utilities/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ bool handle_access_violation(u32 addr, bool is_writing, x64_context* context) no
 			if (!access_violation_recovered)
 			{
 				vm_log.notice("\n%s", cpu->dump());
-				vm_log.fatal("Access violation %s location 0x%x (%s)", is_writing ? "writing" : "reading", addr, (is_writing && vm::check_addr(addr)) ? "read-only memory" : "unmapped memory");
+				vm_log.error("Access violation %s location 0x%x (%s)", is_writing ? "writing" : "reading", addr, (is_writing && vm::check_addr(addr)) ? "read-only memory" : "unmapped memory");
 			}
 
 			// TODO:
diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index fd57c2450c..1adb381725 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct pause_on_fatal final : logs::listener
 
 	void log(u64 /*stamp*/, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& /*prefix*/, const std::string& /*text*/) override
 	{
-		if (msg.sev <= logs::level::fatal)
+		if (msg.sev == logs::level::fatal)
 		{
 			// Pause emulation if fatal error encountered
 			Emu.Pause();