diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38313b3..4f3c268 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ When BASHLOG_SYSLOG=1, logs are written to Syslog.
 This determines the syslog tag to use, defaulting to the name of your script,
 e.g. `yourscript.sh`
 
+### BASHLOG_EXIT_ON_ERROR
+
+Default: `0`
+
+When BASHLOG_EXIT_ON_ERROR=1, `exit 1` will be called after logging an error.
+
+This will allow your script to exit automatically after logging an error. This feature
+is overriden when `DEBUG=1`.
+
 ## Recommended Usage
 
 ```
diff --git a/log.sh b/log.sh
index ea15a23..98d7176 100755
--- a/log.sh
+++ b/log.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function log() {
   local level="${1}";
   local upper="$(echo "${level}" | awk '{print toupper($0)}')";
   local debug_level="${DEBUG:-0}";
+  local exit_on_error="${BASHLOG_EXIT_ON_ERROR:-0}";
 
   shift 1;
 
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ function log() {
       if [ "${debug_level}" -gt 0 ]; then
         echo -e "Here's a shell to debug with. 'exit 0' to continue. Other exit codes will abort - parent shell will terminate.";
         bash || exit "${?}";
+      elif [ "${exit_on_error}" -gt 0 ]; then
+        exit 1;
       fi;
       ;;
     *)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index d3c6f21..00b242d 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -129,10 +129,17 @@ BASHLOG_SYSLOG=1;
 DEBUG=0;
 
 stderr="$(log 'error' "${random_string}" 2>&1 1>/dev/null)";
+exit_code="${?}";
 fileout="$(tail -n1 /tmp/${0}.log)";
 jsonout="$(tail -n1 /tmp/${0}.log.json)";
 syslogout="$(sudo tail -n1 /var/log/syslog)";
 
+if [ "${exit_code}" -eq 0 ]; then 
+  result ok 'error -> exit code 0';
+else 
+  result fail 'error -> exit code 0';
+fi
+
 grep -q -E $'^\033\[31m[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2} \[ERROR\] '"${random_string}"$'\033\[0m$' <<<"${stderr}" \
   && result ok 'error -> stderr' \
   || result fail 'error -> stderr';
@@ -437,6 +444,26 @@ grep -q -E $'^./log.sh: line [0-9]+: /tmp/'"$(basename ${0})"'.log: Permission d
   && result ok 'error -> file, Permission denied -> stderr' \
   || result fail 'error -> file, Permission denied -> stderr';
 
+##
+# ERROR, EXIT ON ERROR ON
+##
+
+echo "Testing: 'error', BASHLOG_EXIT_ON_ERROR=1";
+
+BASHLOG_FILE=0;
+BASHLOG_JSON=0;
+BASHLOG_SYSLOG=0;
+BASHLOG_EXIT_ON_ERROR=1;
+DEBUG=0;
+
+stderr="$(log 'error' "${random_string}" 2>&1 1>/dev/null)";
+
+if [ "${?}" -eq 1 ]; then 
+  result ok 'error -> exit code 1';
+else 
+  result fail 'error -> exit code 1';
+fi
+
 ##
 # INTERACTIVE DEBUG
 ##