diff --git a/src/pya/pya/pyaCallables.cc b/src/pya/pya/pyaCallables.cc
index 472f2c68b..1ac8f47fd 100644
--- a/src/pya/pya/pyaCallables.cc
+++ b/src/pya/pya/pyaCallables.cc
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ push_args (gsi::SerialArgs &arglist, const gsi::MethodBase *meth, PyObject *args
     }
 
     ex.set_basic_msg (msg);
-    throw ex;
+    throw;
 
   } catch (...) {