diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
index f454c4359a..91bb606a2e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ gst_validate_report_area_get_name (GstValidateReportArea area)
   }
 }
 
-void
+gboolean
 gst_validate_report_check_abort (GstValidateReport * report)
 {
   if ((report->level <= GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL_ISSUE &&
@@ -350,9 +350,11 @@ gst_validate_report_check_abort (GstValidateReport * report)
           _gst_validate_flags & GST_VALIDATE_FATAL_WARNINGS) ||
       (report->level <= GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL_CRITICAL &&
           _gst_validate_flags & GST_VALIDATE_FATAL_CRITICALS)) {
-    g_error ("Fatal report received: %" GST_VALIDATE_ERROR_REPORT_PRINT_FORMAT,
-        GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_PRINT_ARGS (report));
+
+    return TRUE;
   }
+
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 GstValidateIssueId
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
index 174574088e..a43d8a2add 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ GstValidateReport *gst_validate_report_ref   (GstValidateReport * report);
 
 GstValidateIssueId gst_validate_report_get_issue_id (GstValidateReport * report);
 
-void               gst_validate_report_check_abort (GstValidateReport * report);
+gboolean           gst_validate_report_check_abort (GstValidateReport * report);
 void               gst_validate_report_printf (GstValidateReport * report);
 
 const gchar *      gst_validate_report_level_get_name (GstValidateReportLevel level);
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
index cae1c9a03f..d32ddd0ac8 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
@@ -150,14 +150,20 @@ gst_validate_report_valist (GstValidateReporter * reporter,
   g_free (combo);
 #endif
 
-  gst_validate_report_check_abort (report);
-
   if (priv->runner) {
     gst_validate_runner_add_report (priv->runner, report);
   } else {
     gst_validate_report_unref (report);
   }
 
+  if (gst_validate_report_check_abort (report)) {
+    if (priv->runner)
+      gst_validate_runner_printf (priv->runner);
+
+    g_error ("Fatal report received: %" GST_VALIDATE_ERROR_REPORT_PRINT_FORMAT,
+        GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_PRINT_ARGS (report));
+  }
+
   g_free (message);
 }