diff --git a/src/Whoops/Run.php b/src/Whoops/Run.php
index e5c1939..d87c5d4 100644
--- a/src/Whoops/Run.php
+++ b/src/Whoops/Run.php
@@ -353,11 +353,7 @@ class Run
                     return true;
                 }
             }
-            $this->handleException(
-                new ErrorException(
-                    $message, $level, 0, $file, $line
-                )
-            );
+            throw new ErrorException($message, $level, 0, $file, $line);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Whoops/RunTest.php b/tests/Whoops/RunTest.php
index d82f8e2..45902bb 100755
--- a/tests/Whoops/RunTest.php
+++ b/tests/Whoops/RunTest.php
@@ -279,6 +279,33 @@ class RunTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertTrue(true);
     }
 
+    public function testErrorCatching()
+    {
+        $run = $this->getRunInstance();
+        $run->register();
+
+        $handler = $this->getHandler();
+        $run->pushHandler($handler);
+
+        $test = $this;
+        $handler
+            ->shouldReceive('handle')
+            ->andReturnUsing(function () use($test) {
+                $test->fail('$handler should not be called error should be caught');
+            })
+        ;
+
+        try {
+            trigger_error(E_USER_NOTICE, 'foo');
+            $this->fail('Should not continue after error thrown');
+        } catch (\ErrorException $e) {
+            // Do nothing
+            $this->assertTrue(true);
+            return;
+        }
+        $this->fail('Should not continue here, should have been caught.');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test to make sure that error_reporting is respected.
      */