diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index a9c53dfa0..ee7b78f54 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -3566,6 +3566,7 @@ void wallet2::refresh(bool trusted_daemon, uint64_t start_height, uint64_t & blo
         catch (const std::exception &e)
         {
           MERROR("Error parsing blocks: " << e.what());
+          exception = std::current_exception();
           error = true;
         }
         blocks_fetched += added_blocks;