diff --git a/internal/report/report.go b/internal/report/report.go
index 133176da..cbac1c34 100644
--- a/internal/report/report.go
+++ b/internal/report/report.go
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	// Trivial denotes an error that may happen frequently under normal operation.
+	Trivial = iota
 	// Inconsistent denotes an error diagnosed due to inconsistent state.
-	Inconsistent = iota
+	Inconsistent
 	// Degraded denotes an error condition causing a degraded state.
 	Degraded
 	// Fatal denotes an unrecoverable error. This is generally followed by
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ func (e Error) MarshalJSON() (data []byte, err error) {
 	}{Message: e.Message}
 
 	switch e.Severity {
+	case Trivial:
+		v.Severity = "trivial"
 	case Inconsistent:
 		v.Severity = "inconsistent"
 	case Degraded:
@@ -162,11 +166,11 @@ func (r *Reporter) dispatch(severity int, message string, e error) (err error) {
 			err = _err
 		}
 		r.mu.Unlock()
-	} else if flag&DBypassEarly == 0 {
+	} else if flag&DBypassEarly == 0 && severity != Trivial {
 		panic(p)
 	}
 
-	if flag&DStrict != 0 {
+	if flag&DStrict != 0 && severity != Trivial {
 		panic(p)
 	}