diff --git a/alt_exit.go b/alt_exit.go
index f1bb44c..183db77 100644
--- a/alt_exit.go
+++ b/alt_exit.go
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ func runHandlers() {
 	}
 }
 
-type exitFunc func(int)
-
 // Exit runs all the Logrus atexit handlers and then terminates the program using os.Exit(code)
 func Exit(code int) {
 	runHandlers()
+	osExit(code)
+}
+
+type exitFunc func(int)
+
+func osExit(code int) {
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
 
diff --git a/hooks/test/test.go b/hooks/test/test.go
index f84fe80..234a17d 100644
--- a/hooks/test/test.go
+++ b/hooks/test/test.go
@@ -39,24 +39,12 @@ func NewLocal(logger *logrus.Logger) *Hook {
 
 }
 
-type TestOption func(logger *logrus.Logger)
-
-func FatalPanics(logger *logrus.Logger) {
-	logger.Exit = func(code int) {
-		panic(code)
-	}
-}
-
 // NewNullLogger creates a discarding logger and installs the test hook.
-func NewNullLogger(options ...TestOption) (*logrus.Logger, *Hook) {
+func NewNullLogger() (*logrus.Logger, *Hook) {
 
 	logger := logrus.New()
 	logger.Out = ioutil.Discard
 
-	for _, option := range options {
-		option(logger)
-	}
-
 	return logger, NewLocal(logger)
 
 }
diff --git a/hooks/test/test_test.go b/hooks/test/test_test.go
index 692d36a..636bad5 100644
--- a/hooks/test/test_test.go
+++ b/hooks/test/test_test.go
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ func TestLoggingWithHooksRace(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(100, len(entries))
 }
 
-func TestFatalWithPanic(t *testing.T) {
+func TestFatalWithAlternateExit(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
-	logger, hook := NewNullLogger(FatalPanics)
+	logger, hook := NewNullLogger()
+	logger.ExitFunc = func(code int) {}
 
-	assert.Nil(hook.LastEntry())
-	assert.Equal(0, len(hook.Entries))
-
-	assert.Panics(func() { logger.Fatal("something went wrong") })
+	logger.Fatal("something went very wrong")
+	assert.Equal(logrus.FatalLevel, hook.LastEntry().Level)
+	assert.Equal("something went very wrong", hook.LastEntry().Message)
+	assert.Equal(1, len(hook.Entries))
 }
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 188c600..364819e 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type Logger struct {
 	mu MutexWrap
 	// Reusable empty entry
 	entryPool sync.Pool
-	// Function to exit the application, defaults to `Exit()`
-	Exit exitFunc
+	// Function to exit the application, defaults to `osExit()`
+	ExitFunc exitFunc
 }
 
 type MutexWrap struct {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func New() *Logger {
 		Formatter: new(TextFormatter),
 		Hooks:     make(LevelHooks),
 		Level:     InfoLevel,
-		Exit:      Exit,
+		ExitFunc:  osExit,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ func (logger *Logger) Panicln(args ...interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (logger *Logger) Exit(code int) {
+	runHandlers()
+	if logger.ExitFunc == nil {
+		logger.ExitFunc = osExit
+	}
+	logger.ExitFunc(code)
+}
+
 //When file is opened with appending mode, it's safe to
 //write concurrently to a file (within 4k message on Linux).
 //In these cases user can choose to disable the lock.
diff --git a/logrus.go b/logrus.go
index fa0b9de..6fff506 100644
--- a/logrus.go
+++ b/logrus.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const (
 	// PanicLevel level, highest level of severity. Logs and then calls panic with the
 	// message passed to Debug, Info, ...
 	PanicLevel Level = iota
-	// FatalLevel level. Logs and then calls `os.Exit(1)`. It will exit even if the
+	// FatalLevel level. Logs and then calls `logger.Exit(1)`. It will exit even if the
 	// logging level is set to Panic.
 	FatalLevel
 	// ErrorLevel level. Logs. Used for errors that should definitely be noted.