diff --git a/EventListener/ErrorListener.php b/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
index a34075793..897d9853f 100644
--- a/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
+++ b/EventListener/ErrorListener.php
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ public function onConsoleError(ConsoleErrorEvent $event)
         $error = $event->getError();
 
         if (!$inputString = $this->getInputString($event)) {
-            $this->logger->error('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
+            $this->logger->critical('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
 
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->logger->error('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => $inputString, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
+        $this->logger->critical('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => $inputString, 'message' => $error->getMessage()]);
     }
 
     public function onConsoleTerminate(ConsoleTerminateEvent $event)
diff --git a/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php b/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
index ce3df1a0e..2bafab040 100644
--- a/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
+++ b/Tests/EventListener/ErrorListenerTest.php
@@ -30,35 +30,35 @@ public function testOnConsoleError()
     {
         $error = new \TypeError('An error occurred');
 
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('error')
+            ->method('critical')
             ->with('Error thrown while running command "{command}". Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'command' => 'test:run --foo=baz buzz', 'message' => 'An error occurred'])
         ;
 
         $listener = new ErrorListener($logger);
-        $listener->onConsoleError(new ConsoleErrorEvent(new ArgvInput(['console.php', 'test:run', '--foo=baz', 'buzz']), $this->getOutput(), $error, new Command('test:run')));
+        $listener->onConsoleError(new ConsoleErrorEvent(new ArgvInput(['console.php', 'test:run', '--foo=baz', 'buzz']), $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class), $error, new Command('test:run')));
     }
 
     public function testOnConsoleErrorWithNoCommandAndNoInputString()
     {
         $error = new \RuntimeException('An error occurred');
 
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('error')
+            ->method('critical')
             ->with('An error occurred while using the console. Message: "{message}"', ['exception' => $error, 'message' => 'An error occurred'])
         ;
 
         $listener = new ErrorListener($logger);
-        $listener->onConsoleError(new ConsoleErrorEvent(new NonStringInput(), $this->getOutput(), $error));
+        $listener->onConsoleError(new ConsoleErrorEvent(new NonStringInput(), $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class), $error));
     }
 
     public function testOnConsoleTerminateForNonZeroExitCodeWritesToLog()
     {
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('debug')
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function testOnConsoleTerminateForNonZeroExitCodeWritesToLog()
 
     public function testOnConsoleTerminateForZeroExitCodeDoesNotWriteToLog()
     {
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->never())
             ->method('debug')
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public function testOnConsoleTerminateForZeroExitCodeDoesNotWriteToLog()
 
     public function testGetSubscribedEvents()
     {
-        $this->assertEquals(
+        $this->assertSame(
             [
                 'console.error' => ['onConsoleError', -128],
                 'console.terminate' => ['onConsoleTerminate', -128],
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public function testGetSubscribedEvents()
 
     public function testAllKindsOfInputCanBeLogged()
     {
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->exactly(3))
             ->method('debug')
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public function testAllKindsOfInputCanBeLogged()
 
     public function testCommandNameIsDisplayedForNonStringableInput()
     {
-        $logger = $this->getLogger();
+        $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
         $logger
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('debug')
@@ -120,19 +120,9 @@ public function testCommandNameIsDisplayedForNonStringableInput()
         $listener->onConsoleTerminate($this->getConsoleTerminateEvent($this->createMock(InputInterface::class), 255));
     }
 
-    private function getLogger()
-    {
-        return $this->getMockForAbstractClass(LoggerInterface::class);
-    }
-
     private function getConsoleTerminateEvent(InputInterface $input, $exitCode)
     {
-        return new ConsoleTerminateEvent(new Command('test:run'), $input, $this->getOutput(), $exitCode);
-    }
-
-    private function getOutput()
-    {
-        return $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class);
+        return new ConsoleTerminateEvent(new Command('test:run'), $input, $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class), $exitCode);
     }
 }