diff --git a/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts b/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
index c394a0d77a95..46860a89554c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ export abstract class BaseClient<O extends ClientOptions> implements Client<O> {
 
   /** Updates existing session based on the provided event */
   protected _updateSessionFromEvent(session: Session, event: Event): void {
-    let crashed = false;
+    let crashed = event.level === 'fatal';
     let errored = false;
     const exceptions = event.exception && event.exception.values;