diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 4d81a4b..dd7e82a 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -564,10 +564,8 @@
     /* Keyboard interrupt should be preferred over anything else */
     if (got_int)
     {
-	if (current_exception != NULL)
+	if (did_throw)
 	    discard_current_exception();
-	else
-	    need_rethrow = did_throw = FALSE;
 	got_int = FALSE;
 	PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt);
 	return -1;
@@ -599,10 +597,7 @@
     /* Python exception is preferred over vim one; unlikely to occur though */
     else if (PyErr_Occurred())
     {
-	if (current_exception != NULL)
-	    discard_current_exception();
-	else
-	    need_rethrow = did_throw = FALSE;
+	discard_current_exception();
 	return -1;
     }
     /* Finally transform VimL exception to python one */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 974c8f8..8501c08 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    161,
+/**/
     160,
 /**/
     159,