diff --git a/cake/libs/configure.php b/cake/libs/configure.php
index bd88c5a18e3..34b6bbc522e 100644
--- a/cake/libs/configure.php
+++ b/cake/libs/configure.php
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ public static function bootstrap($boot = true) {
 			if (!include(CONFIGS . 'bootstrap.php')) {
 				trigger_error(sprintf(__("Can't find application bootstrap file. Please create %sbootstrap.php, and make sure it is readable by PHP."), CONFIGS), E_USER_ERROR);
 			}
-			
-			if (!empty(self::$_values['Error']['handler'])) {
-				set_error_handler(self::$_values['Error']['handler']);
-			}
+			$level = -1;
 			if (isset(self::$_values['Error']['level'])) {
 				error_reporting(self::$_values['Error']['level']);
+				$level = self::$_values['Error']['level'];
+			}
+			if (!empty(self::$_values['Error']['handler'])) {
+				set_error_handler(self::$_values['Error']['handler'], $level);
 			}
 			if (!empty(self::$_values['Exception']['handler'])) {
 				set_exception_handler(self::$_values['Exception']['handler']);
diff --git a/cake/libs/error_handler.php b/cake/libs/error_handler.php
index 48f06c1fd00..2b9731d1ade 100644
--- a/cake/libs/error_handler.php
+++ b/cake/libs/error_handler.php
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ public static function handleException(Exception $exception) {
  */
 	public static function handleError($code, $description, $file = null, $line = null, $context = null) {
 		$errorConfig = Configure::read('Error');
-		if (isset($errorConfig['level']) && ($code & ~$errorConfig['level'])) {
-			return;
-		}
 		list($error, $log) = self::_mapErrorCode($code);
 
 		$debug = Configure::read('debug');