diff --git a/exerr/builder.go b/exerr/builder.go
index 838715e..8cf566f 100644
--- a/exerr/builder.go
+++ b/exerr/builder.go
@@ -493,11 +493,12 @@ func (b *Builder) Format(level LogPrintLevel) string {
 // If the error is SevErr we also send it to the error-service
 func (b *Builder) Fatal(ctxs ...context.Context) {
 
+	b.errorData.Severity = SevFatal
+
 	for _, dctx := range ctxs {
 		b.CtxData(MethodFatal, dctx)
 	}
 
-	b.errorData.Severity = SevFatal
 	b.errorData.Log(stackSkipLogger.WithLevel(zerolog.FatalLevel))
 
 	b.errorData.CallListener(MethodFatal)
diff --git a/exerr/constructor.go b/exerr/constructor.go
index c80715d..08b80b9 100644
--- a/exerr/constructor.go
+++ b/exerr/constructor.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func wrapExErr(e *ExErr, msg string, cat ErrorCategory, stacktraceskip int) *ExE
 		UniqueID:       newID(),
 		Category:       cat,
 		Type:           TypeWrap,
-		Severity:       SevErr,
+		Severity:       e.Severity,
 		Timestamp:      time.Now(),
 		StatusCode:     e.StatusCode,
 		Message:        msg,
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 0cbac08..bbbcbf3 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.465"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.466"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-06-03T09:39:57+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-06-03T13:48:30+0200"