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diff --git a/python/qpid/peer.py b/python/qpid/peer.py
index 4179a05568..31d3d24f5f 100644
--- a/python/qpid/peer.py
+++ b/python/qpid/peer.py
@@ -57,13 +57,10 @@ class Peer:
thread.start_new_thread(self.reader, ())
thread.start_new_thread(self.worker, ())
- def fatal(message=None):
- """Call when an unexpected exception occurs that will kill a thread.
-
- In this case it's better to crash the process than to continue in
- an invalid state with a missing thread."""
+ def fatal(self, message=None):
+ """Call when an unexpected exception occurs that will kill a thread."""
if message: print >> sys.stderr, message
- traceback.print_exc()
+ self.close("Fatal error: %s\n%s" % (message or "", traceback.format_exc()))
def reader(self):
try: