diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xml/XmlReader.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xml/XmlReader.java
index 48569086b..1e6b89d34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xml/XmlReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xml/XmlReader.java
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public class XmlReader {
 				}
 			}
 
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new IOException("xml parser mishandled "+e.getClass().getName(), e);
+		} catch (Throwable throwable) {
+			throw new IOException("xml parser mishandled "+throwable.getClass().getName(), throwable);
 		} finally {
 			if (wakeLock.isHeld()) {
 				try {