diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 061a62f..7883ebd 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ type Logger = {
   info(...args: unknown[]): unknown;
   warn(...args: unknown[]): unknown;
   error(...args: unknown[]): unknown;
+  fatal(...args: unknown[]): unknown;
 };
 
 type LilHttpTerminator = {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 73daa36..5afe9fe 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Graceful {
       this.config.logger = {
         info() {},
         warn() {},
-        error() {}
+        error() {},
+        fatal() {}
       };
 
     // if lilHttpTerminator does not have a logger set then re-use `this.config.logger`