diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index 2bf4c082..224e6c2a 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@
 #define hours(x)	(60*60*(x))
 #define days(x)		(60*60*24*(x))
 
-enum oops_action {
-    OOPS_ABORT,
-    OOPS_CRASH_DUMP,
-    OOPS_NOTHING
-};
-extern enum oops_action oops_action;
-
 /*
  * If EXPR is true, an internal error occured.
  * Return EXPR != 0.
@@ -90,6 +83,7 @@ extern enum oops_action oops_action;
 #define CANT_REACH() (void)oops(NULL, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 extern int oops(char *, char *, int);
+extern void (*oops_handler)(void);
 
 void exit_nomem(void) ATTRIBUTE((noreturn));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gen/log.c b/src/lib/gen/log.c
index 6cdca129..1c78f2ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/gen/log.c
+++ b/src/lib/gen/log.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "player.h"
 #include "prototypes.h"
 
-enum oops_action oops_action = OOPS_ABORT;
+void (*oops_handler)(void) = abort;
 
 static char logfile[32];
 static int logfd = -1;
@@ -126,24 +126,14 @@ logerror(char *format, ...)
 
 /*
  * Log internal error MSG occured in FILE:LINE.
- * If debugging, call abort(), else return 1.
+ * Call oops handler, and if it returns, return 1.
+ * Oops handler defaults to abort().
  */
 int
 oops(char *msg, char *file, int line)
 {
     logerror("Oops: %s in %s:%d", msg ? msg : "bug", file, line);
-    switch (oops_action) {
-    case OOPS_ABORT:
-	abort();
-    case OOPS_CRASH_DUMP:
-#ifndef _WIN32
-	if (fork() == 0)
-	    abort();
-#endif
-	/* fall through */
-    case OOPS_NOTHING:
-	break;
-    }
+    oops_handler();
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/main.c b/src/server/main.c
index 34409820..cd9de4fd 100644
--- a/src/server/main.c
+++ b/src/server/main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 #include "ship.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
+static void ignore(void);
+static void crash_dump(void);
 static void create_pidfile(char *, pid_t);
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     static char *oops_key[] = { "abort", "crash-dump", "nothing", NULL };
+    static void (*oops_hndlr[])(void) = { abort, crash_dump, ignore };
     int flags = 0;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     int install_service_set = 0;
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     int op, idx, sig;
     unsigned seed = time(NULL);
 
-    oops_action = OOPS_NOTHING;
+    oops_handler = ignore;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 # define XOPTS "iI:uU:"
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    flags |= EMPTH_PRINT;
 	    /* fall through */
 	case 'd':
-	    oops_action = OOPS_ABORT;
+	    oops_handler = abort;
 	    daemonize = 0;
 	    break;
 	case 'e':
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		help(argv[0], "invalid argument for -E");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	    }
-	    oops_action = idx;
+	    oops_handler = oops_hndlr[idx];
 	    break;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	case 'I':
@@ -304,6 +307,19 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static void
+ignore(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+crash_dump(void)
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    if (fork() == 0)
+	abort();
+#endif
+}
 
 /*
  * Initialize for serving, acquire resources.