diff --git a/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.hpp b/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.hpp
index 5dd10eae..1d6674fc 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         static LONG CALLBACK handleVectoredException(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionInfo) {
             for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(signalDefs) / sizeof(SignalDefs); ++i) {
                 if (ExceptionInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode == signalDefs[i].id) {
-                    reset();
                     reportFatal(signalDefs[i].name);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
index ff63ee2a..496c32cd 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_run_context.hpp
@@ -224,10 +224,14 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
 
         virtual void handleFatalErrorCondition( std::string const& message ) {
-            ResultBuilder resultBuilder = makeUnexpectedResultBuilder();
-            resultBuilder.setResultType( ResultWas::FatalErrorCondition );
-            resultBuilder << message;
-            resultBuilder.captureExpression();
+            // Don't rebuild the result -- the stringification itself can cause more fatal errors
+            // Instead, fake a result data.
+            AssertionResultData tempResult;
+            tempResult.resultType = ResultWas::FatalErrorCondition;
+            tempResult.message = message;
+            AssertionResult result(m_lastAssertionInfo, tempResult);
+
+            getResultCapture().assertionEnded(result);
 
             handleUnfinishedSections();