diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 25ec9c3..45f9401 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@
 
 	    // If a ':' before the range is missing, give a clearer error
 	    // message.
-	    if (ar > ea.cmd)
+	    if (ar > ea.cmd && !ea.skip)
 	    {
 		semsg(_(e_colon_required_before_range_str), ea.cmd);
 		goto doend;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index d5951c6..9237fdf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -590,6 +590,19 @@
     return 2
   enddef
   assert_equal(4, ReturnInFinally())
+
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      try
+        acos('0.5')
+          ->setline(1)
+      catch
+        g:caught = v:exception
+      endtry
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  assert_match('E808: Number or Float required', g:caught)
+  unlet g:caught
 enddef
 
 " :while at the very start of a function that :continue jumps to
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7711978..e8b0ddc 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3004,
+/**/
     3003,
 /**/
     3002,