diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 71497058d..1e5125027 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -270,13 +270,13 @@ process.on('exit', (code) => console.log(`Ontime shutdown with code: ${code}`));
 
 process.on('unhandledRejection', async (error) => {
   generateCrashReport(error);
-  logger.error(LogOrigin.Server, `Uncaught exception | ${error}`);
+  logger.crash(LogOrigin.Server, `Uncaught exception | ${error}`);
   await shutdown(1);
 });
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', async (error) => {
   generateCrashReport(error);
-  logger.error(LogOrigin.Server, `Uncaught exception | ${error}`);
+  logger.crash(LogOrigin.Server, `Uncaught exception | ${error}`);
   await shutdown(1);
 });
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts b/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
index a42acb38e..689e5bfe7 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/classes/Logger.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ class Logger {
    * @param log
    */
   private _push(log: Log) {
-    if (!isProduction || log.level === LogLevel.Error) {
-      if (log.level === LogLevel.Error) {
+    if (!isProduction || log.level === LogLevel.Severe) {
+      if (log.level === LogLevel.Severe) {
         consoleRed(`[${log.level}] \t ${log.origin} \t ${log.text}`);
       } else {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ class Logger {
     this.emit(LogLevel.Error, origin, text);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Utility to emit logging message of type SEVERE
+   * @param origin
+   * @param text
+   */
+  crash(origin: string, text: string) {
+    this.emit(LogLevel.Severe, origin, text);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Shutdown logger
    */
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/Logger.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/Logger.type.ts
index f339cfa62..6fa7d3bb7 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/Logger.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/Logger.type.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export enum LogLevel {
   Info = 'INFO',
   Warn = 'WARN',
   Error = 'ERROR',
+  Severe = 'SEVERE',
 }
 
 export type Log = {