diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index a77c4b0..e164eec 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (entry *Entry) log(level Level, msg string) {
 	// panic() to use in Entry#Panic(), we avoid the allocation by checking
 	// directly here.
 	if level <= PanicLevel {
-		panic(reader.String())
+		panic(entry)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/entry_test.go b/entry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98717df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package logrus
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestEntryPanicln(t *testing.T) {
+	errBoom := fmt.Errorf("boom time")
+
+	defer func() {
+		p := recover()
+		assert.NotNil(t, p)
+
+		switch pVal := p.(type) {
+		case *Entry:
+			assert.Equal(t, "kaboom", pVal.Message)
+			assert.Equal(t, errBoom, pVal.Data["err"])
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("want type *Entry, got %T: %#v", pVal, pVal)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	logger := New()
+	logger.Out = &bytes.Buffer{}
+	entry := NewEntry(logger)
+	entry.WithField("err", errBoom).Panicln("kaboom")
+}
+
+func TestEntryPanicf(t *testing.T) {
+	errBoom := fmt.Errorf("boom again")
+
+	defer func() {
+		p := recover()
+		assert.NotNil(t, p)
+
+		switch pVal := p.(type) {
+		case *Entry:
+			assert.Equal(t, "kaboom true", pVal.Message)
+			assert.Equal(t, errBoom, pVal.Data["err"])
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("want type *Entry, got %T: %#v", pVal, pVal)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	logger := New()
+	logger.Out = &bytes.Buffer{}
+	entry := NewEntry(logger)
+	entry.WithField("err", errBoom).Panicf("kaboom %v", true)
+}
diff --git a/examples/basic/basic.go b/examples/basic/basic.go
index 3594550..a62ba45 100644
--- a/examples/basic/basic.go
+++ b/examples/basic/basic.go
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	defer func() {
+		err := recover()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+				"omg":    true,
+				"err":    err,
+				"number": 100,
+			}).Fatal("The ice breaks!")
+		}
+	}()
+
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"animal": "walrus",
 		"size":   10,
@@ -23,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	}).Warn("The group's number increased tremendously!")
 
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"omg":    true,
-		"number": 100,
-	}).Fatal("The ice breaks!")
+		"animal": "orca",
+		"size":   9009,
+	}).Panic("It's over 9000!")
 }