diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index e51df51..dc0a939 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -5012,7 +5012,7 @@
     clear_evalarg(&evalarg, eap);
 
     // When inside :try we need to check for following "| catch".
-    if (!failed || eap->cstack->cs_trylevel > 0)
+    if (!aborting() && (!failed || eap->cstack->cs_trylevel > 0))
     {
 	// Check for trailing illegal characters and a following command.
 	arg = skipwhite(arg);