diff --git a/logger.sh b/logger.sh
index 184851b..466db8d 100644
--- a/logger.sh
+++ b/logger.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "text" ]; then
   writePlainTextLog "Plain-text message forced to info level" "whoops" "ok" # level translated to default
   writePlainTextLog "Warning! This is plain-text." "warning" "flagged" # warning level with 'flagged' status
   writePlainTextLog "Error sample! This is plain-text." "err" "error" # error level message
-  writePlainTextLog "Unable to continue, critical failure. (This is plain-text)" "fatal" "error" # critical level error
+  writePlainTextLog "Unable to continue, critical failure. (This is plain-text)" "fatal" "exit" "startup" "2" # critical level error with operation and error code
 elif [ "$1" = "json" ]; then
   writeJsonLog # this will generate a generic error message
   writeJsonLog "This is a test message" # generate this message at the default level with the default code