diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandler.php
index 30a85dd6..d1dcaacf 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandler.php
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ class FingersCrossedHandler extends AbstractHandler
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Manually activate this logger regardless of the activation strategy
+     */
+    public function activate()
+    {
+        if ($this->stopBuffering) {
+            $this->buffering = false;
+        }
+        if (!$this->handler instanceof HandlerInterface) {
+            $record = end($this->buffer) ?: null;
+
+            $this->handler = call_user_func($this->handler, $record, $this);
+            if (!$this->handler instanceof HandlerInterface) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException("The factory callable should return a HandlerInterface");
+            }
+        }
+        $this->handler->handleBatch($this->buffer);
+        $this->buffer = array();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -96,17 +116,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandler extends AbstractHandler
                 array_shift($this->buffer);
             }
             if ($this->activationStrategy->isHandlerActivated($record)) {
-                if ($this->stopBuffering) {
-                    $this->buffering = false;
-                }
-                if (!$this->handler instanceof HandlerInterface) {
-                    $this->handler = call_user_func($this->handler, $record, $this);
-                    if (!$this->handler instanceof HandlerInterface) {
-                        throw new \RuntimeException("The factory callable should return a HandlerInterface");
-                    }
-                }
-                $this->handler->handleBatch($this->buffer);
-                $this->buffer = array();
+                $this->activate();
             }
         } else {
             $this->handler->handle($record);
diff --git a/tests/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandlerTest.php b/tests/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandlerTest.php
index 8e31e9b8..b92bf437 100644
--- a/tests/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Monolog/Handler/FingersCrossedHandlerTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::__construct
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleBuffers()
     {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleStopsBufferingAfterTrigger()
     {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::reset
      */
     public function testHandleRestartBufferingAfterReset()
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleRestartBufferingAfterBeingTriggeredWhenStopBufferingIsDisabled()
     {
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleBufferLimit()
     {
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleWithCallback()
     {
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      * @expectedException RuntimeException
      */
     public function testHandleWithBadCallbackThrowsException()
@@ -173,6 +180,22 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertTrue($test->hasWarningRecords());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::__construct
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
+     */
+    public function testOverrideActivationStrategy()
+    {
+        $test = new TestHandler();
+        $handler = new FingersCrossedHandler($test, new ErrorLevelActivationStrategy('warning'));
+        $handler->handle($this->getRecord(Logger::DEBUG));
+        $this->assertFalse($test->hasDebugRecords());
+        $handler->activate();
+        $this->assertTrue($test->hasDebugRecords());
+        $handler->handle($this->getRecord(Logger::INFO));
+        $this->assertTrue($test->hasInfoRecords());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossed\ChannelLevelActivationStrategy::__construct
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossed\ChannelLevelActivationStrategy::isHandlerActivated
@@ -209,6 +232,7 @@ class FingersCrossedHandlerTest extends TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::handle
+     * @covers Monolog\Handler\FingersCrossedHandler::activate
      */
     public function testHandleUsesProcessors()
     {