diff --git a/ui/logger/logger.go b/ui/logger/logger.go
index c763e50..58890e9 100644
--- a/ui/logger/logger.go
+++ b/ui/logger/logger.go
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 }
 
 // fatalLog is the type used when Fatal[f|ln]
-type fatalLog error
+type fatalLog struct {
+	error
+}
 
 func fileRotation(from, baseName, ext string, cur, max int) error {
 	newName := baseName + "." + strconv.Itoa(cur) + ext
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@
 func (s *stdLogger) Fatal(v ...interface{}) {
 	output := fmt.Sprint(v...)
 	s.Output(2, output)
-	panic(fatalLog(errors.New(output)))
+	panic(fatalLog{errors.New(output)})
 }
 
 // Fatalf is equivalent to Printf() followed by a call to panic() that
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@
 func (s *stdLogger) Fatalf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	output := fmt.Sprintf(format, v...)
 	s.Output(2, output)
-	panic(fatalLog(errors.New(output)))
+	panic(fatalLog{errors.New(output)})
 }
 
 // Fatalln is equivalent to Println() followed by a call to panic() that
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@
 func (s *stdLogger) Fatalln(v ...interface{}) {
 	output := fmt.Sprintln(v...)
 	s.Output(2, output)
-	panic(fatalLog(errors.New(output)))
+	panic(fatalLog{errors.New(output)})
 }
 
 // Panic is equivalent to Print() followed by a call to panic().
diff --git a/ui/logger/logger_test.go b/ui/logger/logger_test.go
index bdf0231..044e6f0 100644
--- a/ui/logger/logger_test.go
+++ b/ui/logger/logger_test.go
@@ -196,3 +196,17 @@
 	log.Panic("Test")
 	t.Errorf("Should not get here")
 }
+
+func TestRuntimePanic(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if p := recover(); p == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Panic not thrown")
+		}
+	}()
+	defer Recover(func(err error) {
+		t.Errorf("Recover function should not be called")
+	})
+	var i *int
+	*i = 0
+	t.Errorf("Should not get here")
+}