diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/teavm/backend/javascript/rendering/StatementRenderer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/teavm/backend/javascript/rendering/StatementRenderer.java
index ccf13b4a7..6008d04b8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/teavm/backend/javascript/rendering/StatementRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/teavm/backend/javascript/rendering/StatementRenderer.java
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ public class StatementRenderer implements ExprVisitor, StatementVisitor {
             }
             if (!defaultHandlerOccurred) {
                 writer.ws().append("else").ws().append("{").indent().softNewLine();
-                writer.append("throw $$je;").softNewLine();
+                writer.append("throw $$e;").softNewLine();
                 writer.outdent().append("}").softNewLine();
             } else {
                 writer.softNewLine();
diff --git a/tests/src/test/java/org/teavm/vm/VMTest.java b/tests/src/test/java/org/teavm/vm/VMTest.java
index c3f698587..e1677500b 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/java/org/teavm/vm/VMTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/test/java/org/teavm/vm/VMTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.teavm.vm;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -488,4 +489,21 @@ public class VMTest {
     interface ScriptExecutionWrapper {
         Object wrap(Supplier<Object> execution);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void uncaughtExceptionRethrown() {
+        boolean exceptionCaught = false;
+        try {
+            try {
+                throw new NullPointerException("ok");
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+                fail("Should not get there");
+            }
+            fail("Should not get there");
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            assertEquals("ok", e.getMessage());
+            exceptionCaught = true;
+        }
+        assertTrue("Exception was not caught", exceptionCaught);
+    }
 }
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