diff --git a/src/datomish/pair_chan.cljc b/src/datomish/pair_chan.cljc
index 326477ff..0c97fe88 100644
--- a/src/datomish/pair_chan.cljc
+++ b/src/datomish/pair_chan.cljc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
        (clojure.core.async/go
          (try
            (do ~@body)
-           (catch Exception ex#
+           (catch Throwable ex#
              (clojure.core.async/>! ~chan [nil ex#]))))
        ~chan)))
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
        (clojure.core.async/go
          (try
            (clojure.core.async/>! pc-chan# [(do ~@body) nil])
-           (catch Exception ex#
+           (catch Throwable ex#
              (clojure.core.async/>! pc-chan# [nil ex#]))))
        pc-chan#)))
 
diff --git a/src/datomish/sqlite.cljc b/src/datomish/sqlite.cljc
index 299b64ee..135d0e74 100644
--- a/src/datomish/sqlite.cljc
+++ b/src/datomish/sqlite.cljc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
           (do
             (<? (execute! db ["ROLLBACK TRANSACTION"]))
             [nil e])))
-      (catch #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error) e
+      (catch #?(:clj Throwable :cljs js/Error) e
         [nil e]))))
 
 (defn get-user-version [db]