diff --git a/lib/src/srslog/formatters/json_formatter.cpp b/lib/src/srslog/formatters/json_formatter.cpp
index d3805aaf3..41387646e 100644
--- a/lib/src/srslog/formatters/json_formatter.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/srslog/formatters/json_formatter.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ void json_formatter::format(detail::log_entry_metadata&& metadata, fmt::memory_b
         fmt::vprintf(buffer, fmt::to_string_view(metadata.fmtstring), args);
       } catch (...) {
         fmt::print(stderr, "srsLog error - Invalid format string: \"{}\"\n", metadata.fmtstring);
+#ifdef STOP_ON_WARNING
+        std::abort();
+#endif
       }
       fmt::format_to(buffer, fmt::to_string_view("\""));
     } else {
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ void json_formatter::format_context_begin(const detail::log_entry_metadata& md,
         fmt::vprintf(buffer, fmt::to_string_view(md.fmtstring), args);
       } catch (...) {
         fmt::print(stderr, "srsLog error - Invalid format string: \"{}\"\n", md.fmtstring);
+#ifdef STOP_ON_WARNING
+        std::abort();
+#endif
       }
       fmt::format_to(buffer, "\",\n");
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/src/srslog/formatters/text_formatter.cpp b/lib/src/srslog/formatters/text_formatter.cpp
index 0bd4e9460..216cf0718 100644
--- a/lib/src/srslog/formatters/text_formatter.cpp
+++ b/lib/src/srslog/formatters/text_formatter.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ void text_formatter::format(detail::log_entry_metadata&& metadata, fmt::memory_b
         fmt::vprintf(buffer, fmt::to_string_view(metadata.fmtstring), args);
       } catch (...) {
         fmt::print(stderr, "srsLog error - Invalid format string: \"{}\"\n", metadata.fmtstring);
+#ifdef STOP_ON_WARNING
+        std::abort();
+#endif
       }
       fmt::format_to(buffer, "\n");
     } else {
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ void text_formatter::format_context_end(const detail::log_entry_metadata& md,
       fmt::vprintf(buffer, fmt::to_string_view(md.fmtstring), args);
     } catch (...) {
       fmt::print(stderr, "srsLog error - Invalid format string: \"{}\"\n", md.fmtstring);
+#ifdef STOP_ON_WARNING
+      std::abort();
+#endif
     }
     fmt::format_to(buffer, "\n");
   } else {