diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/post-processors/autolink-headings.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/post-processors/autolink-headings.spec.js
index aa40561d8e..618da3a568 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/post-processors/autolink-headings.spec.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/post-processors/autolink-headings.spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-const processorFactory = require('../../post-process-package/processors/post-process-html');
+var testPackage = require('../../helpers/test-package');
+var Dgeni = require('dgeni');
 const plugin = require('./autolink-headings');
 
 describe('autolink-headings postprocessor', () => {
   let processor;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    processor = processorFactory();
+    const dgeni = new Dgeni([testPackage('angular-base-package')]);
+    const injector = dgeni.configureInjector();
+    processor = injector.get('postProcessHtml');
     processor.docTypes = ['a'];
     processor.plugins = [plugin];
   });
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.js b/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.js
index ddd2387205..426cf521f7 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const rehype = require('rehype');
  * @property plugins {Function[]} the rehype plugins that will modify the HAST.
  *
  */
-module.exports = function postProcessHtml() {
+module.exports = function postProcessHtml(log, createDocMessage) {
   return {
     $runAfter: ['docs-rendered'],
     $runBefore: ['writing-files'],
@@ -30,8 +30,18 @@ module.exports = function postProcessHtml() {
 
       docs
         .filter(doc => this.docTypes.indexOf(doc.docType) !== -1)
-        .forEach(doc =>
-          doc.renderedContent = engine.processSync(doc.renderedContent).contents);
+        .forEach(doc => {
+          const vFile = engine.processSync(doc.renderedContent);
+          vFile.messages.forEach(m => {
+            const message = createDocMessage(m.message, doc);
+            if (m.fatal) {
+              throw new Error(message);
+            } else {
+              log.warn(message);
+            }
+          });
+          doc.renderedContent = vFile.contents;
+        });
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.spec.js
index 4ec2854198..33c8173855 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.spec.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/post-process-package/processors/post-process-html.spec.js
@@ -59,4 +59,24 @@ describe('postProcessHtml', function() {
     processor.$process(docs);
     expect(elements).toEqual(['A1', 'B1']);
   });
+
+  it('should report non-fatal errors', () => {
+    const log = injector.get('log');
+    const addWarning = (ast, file) => {
+      file.message('There was a problem');
+    };
+    processor.plugins = [() => addWarning];
+    processor.$process([{ docType: 'a', renderedContent: '' }]);
+    expect(log.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should throw on fatal errors', () => {
+    const log = injector.get('log');
+    const addError = (ast, file) => {
+      file.fail('There was an error');
+    };
+    processor.plugins = [() => addError];
+    expect(() => processor.$process([{ docType: 'a', renderedContent: '' }])).toThrow();
+    expect(log.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });