diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bdba43..d1932d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ console. A false setting to logWarnings also overrides the failOnWarning setting
 exports.config = {
   plugins: [{
     package: 'protractor-console-plugin',
-    failOnWarning: {Boolean}                (Default - false),
-    failOnError: {Boolean}                  (Default - true),
-    logWarnings: {Boolean}                  (Default - true),
-    exclude: {Array of strings and regex}   (Default - [])
+    failOnWarning: {Boolean}                   (Default - false),
+    failOnError: {Boolean}                     (Default - true),
+    logWarnings: {Boolean}                     (Default - true),
+    exclude: {Array of strings and regex}      (Default - [])
+    excludeSpecs: {Array of strings and regex} (Default - [])
   }]
 };
 ```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4e60032..3a6406f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -52,17 +52,36 @@ ConsolePlugin.logMessages = function(warnings, errors,
 
 /**
  * Determines if a log message is filtered out or not. This can be set at the
- * config stage using the exclude parameter.  The parameter accepts both strings
- * and regex.
+ * config stage using the exclude && excludeSpecs parameters.
+ * The parameters accept both strings and regex.
  *
  * @param {string} logMessage Current log message.
  * @return {boolean} true iff the log should be included in the output
  */
-ConsolePlugin.includeLog = function(logMessage) {
-  return ConsolePlugin.exclude.filter(function(e) {
-      return (e instanceof RegExp) ? logMessage.match(e) :
-          logMessage.indexOf(e) > -1;
-  }).length === 0;
+ConsolePlugin.includeLog = function(logMessage, testInfo) {
+  var include = true;
+  for (var i = 0; i < ConsolePlugin.exclude.length; i++) {
+    if (ConsolePlugin.exclude[i] instanceof RegExp) {
+      if (logMessage.match(ConsolePlugin.exclude[i])) include = false;
+    }
+    else {
+      if (logMessage.indexOf(ConsolePlugin.exclude[i]) > -1 ) include = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < ConsolePlugin.excludeSpecs.length; i++) {
+    if (ConsolePlugin.excludeSpecs[i] instanceof RegExp) {
+      if ((testInfo.category + ' ' + testInfo.name).match(ConsolePlugin.excludeSpecs[i])) include = false;
+    }
+    else {
+      if ((testInfo.category + ' ' + testInfo.name).indexOf(ConsolePlugin.excludeSpecs[i]) > -1) include = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (include)
+    console.error("CONSOLE PLUGIN FAIL: \033[31m" + logMessage + "\033[0m")
+
+  return include
 };
 
 /**
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ ConsolePlugin.includeLog = function(logMessage) {
  * @return {!webdriver.promise.Promise.<R>} A promise which resolves when the
  *    logs have been gathered
  */
-ConsolePlugin.parseLog = function(context) {
+ConsolePlugin.parseLog = function(context, testInfo) {
   var failOnWarning = (context.config.failOnWarning === undefined) ? false :
       context.config.failOnWarning;
   var failOnError = (context.config.failOnError === undefined) ? true :
@@ -80,19 +99,20 @@ ConsolePlugin.parseLog = function(context) {
   var logWarnings = (context.config.logWarnings === undefined) ? true :
       context.config.logWarnings;
   ConsolePlugin.exclude = context.config.exclude || [];
+  ConsolePlugin.excludeSpecs = context.config.excludeSpecs || [];
 
   return ConsolePlugin.getBrowserLog().then(function(log) {
     var warnings = [];
     if (logWarnings) {
       warnings = log.filter(function(node) {
         return (node.level || {}).name === 'WARNING' &&
-            ConsolePlugin.includeLog(node.message);
+            ConsolePlugin.includeLog(node.message, testInfo);
       });
     }
 
     var errors = log.filter(function(node) {
       return (node.level || {}).name === 'SEVERE' &&
-          ConsolePlugin.includeLog(node.message);
+          ConsolePlugin.includeLog(node.message, testInfo);
     });
 
     ConsolePlugin.logMessages(warnings, errors, failOnWarning, failOnError,
@@ -103,13 +123,13 @@ ConsolePlugin.parseLog = function(context) {
 
 /**
  * Gather the console logs and output them as test results.  See the
- * documentation of the teardown function in the protractor plugin API.
+ * documentation of the postTest function in the protractor plugin API.
  *
  * @return {!webdriver.promise.Promise.<Object>} A promise which resolves to the
  *    test results generated by the console logs
  */
-ConsolePlugin.prototype.teardown = function() {
-  return ConsolePlugin.parseLog(this);
+ConsolePlugin.prototype.postTest = function(passed, testInfo) {
+  return ConsolePlugin.parseLog(this, testInfo);
 };
 
 var consolePlugin = new ConsolePlugin();
diff --git a/spec/consoleFailFilterSpecConfig.js b/spec/consoleFailFilterSpecConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d4fd24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/consoleFailFilterSpecConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+var env = require('./environment.js');
+
+exports.config = {
+  seleniumAddress: env.seleniumAddress,
+  framework: 'jasmine',
+  specs: ['fail_error_spec.js'],
+  baseUrl: env.baseUrl,
+  plugins: [{
+    path: '../index.js',
+    failOnWarning: true,
+    failOnError: true,
+    excludeSpec: [
+      'should fail on error',
+      /messages/
+    ]
+  }]
+};
diff --git a/spec/consolePassFilterSpecConfig.js b/spec/consolePassFilterSpecConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c1e5aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/consolePassFilterSpecConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+var env = require('./environment.js');
+
+exports.config = {
+  seleniumAddress: env.seleniumAddress,
+  framework: 'jasmine',
+  specs: ['fail_error_spec.js'],
+  baseUrl: env.baseUrl,
+  plugins: [{
+    path: '../index.js',
+    failOnWarning: true,
+    failOnError: true,
+    excludeSpec: [
+      'console plugin should fail on error message',
+      /messages/
+    ]
+  }]
+};
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index cb84624..6fd79d5 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ var Executor = require('./test_util').Executor;
 var ptor = 'node node_modules/protractor/lib/cli.js ';
 
 var passingTests = [
-    ptor + 'spec/consolePassConfig.js'
+  ptor + 'spec/consolePassConfig.js',
+  ptor + 'spec/consolePassFilterSpecConfig.js',
 ];
 
 var executor = new Executor();
@@ -51,4 +52,11 @@ executor.addCommandlineTest(
     {message: 'This is a test error'}
   ]);
 
+  executor.addCommandlineTest(
+    ptor + 'spec/consoleFailFilterSpecConfig.js')
+    .expectExitCode(1)
+    .expectErrors([
+      {message: 'This is a test error'}
+    ]);
+
 executor.execute();