diff --git a/ExceptionCatchingApplication.hpp b/ExceptionCatchingApplication.hpp
index 8b23ab4df..04c04d62e 100644
--- a/ExceptionCatchingApplication.hpp
+++ b/ExceptionCatchingApplication.hpp
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ public:
     catch (std::exception const& e)
       {
         LOG_FATAL (e.what ());
-        throw;
       }
     catch (...)
       {
         LOG_FATAL ("Unexpected fatal error");
-        throw;
       }
+    return false;
   }
 };