diff --git a/panicwrap.go b/panicwrap.go
index 1478244..f83d43c 100644
--- a/panicwrap.go
+++ b/panicwrap.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func trackPanic(r io.Reader, w io.Writer, dur time.Duration, result chan<- strin
 	panicBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	panicHeaders := [][]byte{
 		[]byte("panic:"),
-		[]byte("fatal error: fault"),
+		[]byte("fatal error:"),
 	}
 	panicType := -1
 
diff --git a/panicwrap_test.go b/panicwrap_test.go
index 8910a7f..f0eaac8 100644
--- a/panicwrap_test.go
+++ b/panicwrap_test.go
@@ -121,6 +121,28 @@ func TestHelperProcess(*testing.T) {
 			panic("I AM REAL!")
 		}
 
+		os.Exit(exitStatus)
+	case "fatal":
+		exitStatus, err := BasicWrap(panicHandler)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "wrap error: %s", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		if exitStatus < 0 {
+			// force a concurrent map error
+			badmap := make(map[int]int)
+			go func() {
+				for {
+					badmap[0] = 0
+				}
+			}()
+			for {
+				badmap[0] = 0
+			}
+		}
+
 		os.Exit(exitStatus)
 	case "panic":
 		hidePanic := false
@@ -303,6 +325,22 @@ func TestPanicWrap_panicLong(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPanicWrap_fatal(t *testing.T) {
+	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	p := helperProcess("fatal")
+	p.Stdout = stdout
+	p.Stderr = stderr
+	if err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if wrapRe.FindString(stdout.String()) == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("didn't wrap: %#v", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPanicWrap_panicBoundary(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO(mitchellh): panics are currently lost on boundaries
 	t.SkipNow()