diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
index 458008b..ba04967 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                 try {
                     stopIfRunning(runtime, content.getTimeout(), content.getUnit());
                 } catch (Throwable th) {
-                    LOGGER.warn("Failed to stop runtime: {}", runtimeId, th);
+                    LOGGER.fatal("Failed to stop runtime: {}", runtimeId, th);
                     ExitUtil.halt(ExitUtil.EC_UNCAUGHT_THROWABLE);
                 }
             });