diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/EventListener/ErrorListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
index a34075793e..897d9853f2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ class ErrorListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
         $error = $event->getError();
 
         if (!$inputString = $this->getInputString($event)) {
-            $this->logger->error('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
+            $this->logger->critical('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
 
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->logger->error('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => $inputString, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
+        $this->logger->critical('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => $inputString, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
     }
 
     public function onConsoleTerminate(ConsoleTerminateEvent $event)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
index 68b4b3a3e1..0b9fb4d367 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ErrorListenerTest extends TestCase
         $logger = $this->getLogger();
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('error')
+            ->method('critical')
             ->with('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => 'test:run --foo=baz buzz', 'message' => 'An error occurred'])
         ;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ErrorListenerTest extends TestCase
         $logger = $this->getLogger();
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('error')
+            ->method('critical')
             ->with('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => 'An error occurred'])
         ;