diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 462b711bca09..797a09df050a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ public function __construct($environment, $debug)
         $this->classes = array();
 
         if ($this->debug) {
-            ini_set('display_errors', 1);
-            error_reporting(-1);
-
             $this->startTime = microtime(true);
-        } else {
-            ini_set('display_errors', 0);
         }
+
+        $this->init();
     }
 
     public function __clone()
@@ -90,6 +87,10 @@ public function __clone()
         $this->container = null;
     }
 
+    public function init()
+    {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Boots the current kernel.
      */