diff --git a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
index 535ef9e0478..8fb7d29ae26 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Globals/ObjectMgr.cpp
@@ -846,7 +846,10 @@ void ObjectMgr::CheckCreatureTemplate(CreatureTemplate const* cInfo)
 
     FactionTemplateEntry const* factionTemplate = sFactionTemplateStore.LookupEntry(cInfo->faction);
     if (!factionTemplate)
-        TC_LOG_ERROR("sql.sql", "Creature (Entry: %u) has non-existing faction template (%u).", cInfo->Entry, cInfo->faction);
+    {
+        TC_LOG_FATAL("sql.sql", "Creature (Entry: %u) has non-existing faction template (%u). This can lead to crashes, aborting.", cInfo->Entry, cInfo->faction);
+        ABORT();
+    }
 
     // used later for scale
     CreatureDisplayInfoEntry const* displayScaleEntry = NULL;