diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index ca68a2716..0a426fb6a 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ func (v *VM) Call(ctx *Context, offset int) {
 	newCtx.CheckReturn = false
 	newCtx.local = nil
 	newCtx.arguments = nil
+	newCtx.tryStack = NewStack("exception")
 	v.istack.PushVal(newCtx)
 	v.Jump(newCtx, offset)
 }
@@ -1517,7 +1518,7 @@ func (v *VM) handleException() {
 	pop := 0
 	ictx := v.istack.Peek(0).Value().(*Context)
 	for ictx != nil {
-		e := ictx.tryStack.Peek(pop)
+		e := ictx.tryStack.Peek(0)
 		for e != nil {
 			ectx := e.Value().(*exceptionHandlingContext)
 			if ectx.State == eFinally || (ectx.State == eCatch && !ectx.HasFinally()) {
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index 65c51e2d4..198d2183e 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1336,6 +1336,12 @@ func TestTRY(t *testing.T) {
 			checkVMFailed(t, vm)
 		})
 	})
+	t.Run("ThrowInCall", func(t *testing.T) {
+		catchP := []byte{byte(opcode.CALL), 2, byte(opcode.PUSH1), byte(opcode.ADD), byte(opcode.THROW), byte(opcode.RET)}
+		inner := getTRYProgram(throw, catchP, []byte{byte(opcode.PUSH2)})
+		// add 5 to the exception, mul to the result of inner finally (2)
+		getTRYTestFunc(47, inner, append(add5, byte(opcode.MUL)), add9)(t)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestMEMCPY(t *testing.T) {