diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index ccc2bb8d..f37e8867 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class Smarty
 \*======================================================================*/
     function fetch($_smarty_tpl_file, $_smarty_cache_id = null, $_smarty_compile_id = null, $_smarty_display = false)
     {
-        $_smarty_old_error_level = error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE);
+        $_smarty_old_error_level = $this->debugging ? error_reporting() : error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE);
 
         if (!$this->debugging && $this->debugging_ctrl == 'URL'
                && strstr($GLOBALS['QUERY_STRING'], $this->_smarty_debug_id)) {
@@ -566,10 +566,10 @@ class Smarty
                         }
                     }
                     echo $_smarty_results;
-                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
                     return true;    
                 } else {
-                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
                     return $_smarty_results;
                 }
             } else {
@@ -616,10 +616,10 @@ class Smarty
 
                 echo $this->_generate_debug_output();
             }
-            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
             return;
         } else {
-            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
             if (isset($_smarty_results)) { return $_smarty_results; }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index ccc2bb8d..f37e8867 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class Smarty
 \*======================================================================*/
     function fetch($_smarty_tpl_file, $_smarty_cache_id = null, $_smarty_compile_id = null, $_smarty_display = false)
     {
-        $_smarty_old_error_level = error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE);
+        $_smarty_old_error_level = $this->debugging ? error_reporting() : error_reporting(error_reporting() & ~E_NOTICE);
 
         if (!$this->debugging && $this->debugging_ctrl == 'URL'
                && strstr($GLOBALS['QUERY_STRING'], $this->_smarty_debug_id)) {
@@ -566,10 +566,10 @@ class Smarty
                         }
                     }
                     echo $_smarty_results;
-                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
                     return true;    
                 } else {
-                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+                    error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
                     return $_smarty_results;
                 }
             } else {
@@ -616,10 +616,10 @@ class Smarty
 
                 echo $this->_generate_debug_output();
             }
-            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
             return;
         } else {
-            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_reporting);
+            error_reporting($_smarty_old_error_level);
             if (isset($_smarty_results)) { return $_smarty_results; }
         }
     }