diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBibtex.cpp b/src/insets/InsetBibtex.cpp
index eb0cf8ff92..ca7cdbaa23 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBibtex.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBibtex.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void InsetBibtex::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 				Alert::warning(message.title_, message.details_);
 				cur.noScreenUpdate();
 			} else
-				throw message;
+				throw;
 			break;
 		}