diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index bc1f873..76ce2e5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -466,6 +466,20 @@
   call CheckDefFailure(['throw xxx'], 'E1001:')
 enddef
 
+let someJob = test_null_job()
+
+def FuncWithError()
+  echomsg g:someJob
+enddef
+
+func Test_convert_emsg_to_exception()
+  try
+    call FuncWithError()
+  catch
+    call assert_match('Vim:E908:', v:exception)
+  endtry
+endfunc
+
 let s:export_script_lines =<< trim END
   vim9script
   let name: string = 'bob'
@@ -1058,7 +1072,11 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_echoerr_cmd()
-  # TODO: write this test
+  try
+    echoerr 'something' 'wrong' # comment
+  catch
+    assert_match('something wrong', v:exception)
+  endtry
 enddef
 
 def Test_for_outside_of_function()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6168188..4c743cb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    700,
+/**/
     699,
 /**/
     698,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index 27ad04b..5915ea1 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -898,14 +898,8 @@
 			    }
 			    else
 			    {
-				int		save_did_emsg = did_emsg;
-
 				SOURCING_LNUM = iptr->isn_lnum;
 				emsg(ga.ga_data);
-				if (!force_abort)
-				    // We don't want to abort following
-				    // commands, restore did_emsg.
-				    did_emsg = save_did_emsg;
 			    }
 			}
 		    }