diff --git a/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp b/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
index e53fd8d6db9..d2f79c0a535 100644
--- a/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
+++ b/openmpt123/openmpt123.cpp
@@ -2348,6 +2348,10 @@ static int main( int argc, char * argv [] ) {
 		return 0;
 	} catch ( silent_exit_exception & ) {
 		return 0;
+	} catch ( exception & e ) {
+		std_err << MPT_USTRING("error: ") << mpt::get_exception_text<mpt::ustring>( e ) << lf;
+		std_err.writeout();
+		return 1;
 	} catch ( std::exception & e ) {
 		std_err << "error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
 		std_err.writeout();
@@ -2512,6 +2516,10 @@ static int main( int argc, char * argv [] ) {
 #endif
 	} catch ( silent_exit_exception & ) {
 		return 0;
+	} catch ( exception & e ) {
+		std_err << MPT_USTRING("error: ") << mpt::get_exception_text<mpt::ustring>( e ) << lf;
+		std_err.writeout();
+		return 1;
 	} catch ( std::exception & e ) {
 		std_err << "error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
 		std_err.writeout();