diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_error_handler.php b/cake/console/libs/console_error_handler.php
index 0ee83ae43..f70e34e6d 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_error_handler.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_error_handler.php
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ class ConsoleErrorHandler extends ErrorHandler {
  * @return void
  */
 	public static function handleError($code, $description, $file = null, $line = null, $context = null) {
-		$errorConfig = Configure::read('Error');
-		if (isset($errorConfig['level']) && ($code & ~$errorConfig['level'])) {
-			return;
-		}
 		$stderr = self::getStderr();
 		list($name, $log) = self::_mapErrorCode($code);
 		$message = sprintf(__('%s in [%s, line %s]'), $description, $file, $line);
diff --git a/cake/console/shell_dispatcher.php b/cake/console/shell_dispatcher.php
index 67fe4f37e..3037b8d4f 100644
--- a/cake/console/shell_dispatcher.php
+++ b/cake/console/shell_dispatcher.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ShellDispatcher {
 		}
 		require_once CONSOLE_LIBS . 'console_error_handler.php';
 		set_exception_handler(array('ConsoleErrorHandler', 'handleException'));
-		set_error_handler(array('ConsoleErrorHandler', 'handleError'));
+		set_error_handler(array('ConsoleErrorHandler', 'handleError'), Configure::read('Error.level'));
 
 		if (!defined('FULL_BASE_URL')) {
 			define('FULL_BASE_URL', '/');