diff --git a/lib/icinga/clusterevents-check.cpp b/lib/icinga/clusterevents-check.cpp
index 13bf02dac..ac5aed797 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/clusterevents-check.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/clusterevents-check.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void ClusterEvents::ExecuteCheckFromQueue(const MessageOrigin::Ptr& origin, cons
 				double now = Utility::GetTime();
 				SendEventExecuteCommand(params, ServiceUnknown, output, now, now, listener, origin, sourceEndpoint);
 			} else {
-				throw ex;
+				throw;
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (command_type == "notification_command") {