diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index 732da9eed..c221f587f 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static void GBAInit(struct ARMCore* cpu, struct ARMComponent* component) {
 	gba->idleDetectionFailures = 0;
 
 	gba->realisticTiming = true;
+	gba->hardCrash = true;
 
 	gba->performingDMA = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/gba/gba.h b/src/gba/gba.h
index 46eea057c..e472a14ac 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.h
+++ b/src/gba/gba.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct GBA {
 	bool taintedRegisters[16];
 
 	bool realisticTiming;
+	bool hardCrash;
 };
 
 struct GBACartridge {
diff --git a/src/gba/memory.c b/src/gba/memory.c
index a69b5fd5a..a1195eeb8 100644
--- a/src/gba/memory.c
+++ b/src/gba/memory.c
@@ -278,9 +278,11 @@ static void GBASetActiveRegion(struct ARMCore* cpu, uint32_t address) {
 		memory->activeRegion = -1;
 		cpu->memory.activeRegion = _deadbeef;
 		cpu->memory.activeMask = 0;
-		if (!gba->yankedRomSize) {
-			GBALog(gba, GBA_LOG_FATAL, "Jumped to invalid address");
+		enum GBALogLevel errorLevel = GBA_LOG_FATAL;
+		if (gba->yankedRomSize || !gba->hardCrash) {
+			errorLevel = GBA_LOG_GAME_ERROR;
 		}
+		GBALog(gba, errorLevel, "Jumped to invalid address: %08X", address);
 		return;
 	}
 	cpu->memory.activeSeqCycles32 = memory->waitstatesSeq32[memory->activeRegion];