diff --git a/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
index 8fc82c4..8c3f33d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
@@ -873,11 +873,21 @@
 " Test for calling a deferred function after an exception
 func Test_defer_after_exception()
   let g:callTrace = []
+  func Bar()
+    let g:callTrace += [1]
+    throw 'InnerException'
+  endfunc
+
   func Defer()
-    let g:callTrace += ['a']
-    let g:callTrace += ['b']
-    let g:callTrace += ['c']
-    let g:callTrace += ['d']
+    let g:callTrace += [2]
+    let g:callTrace += [3]
+    try
+      call Bar()
+    catch /InnerException/
+      let g:callTrace += [4]
+    endtry
+    let g:callTrace += [5]
+    let g:callTrace += [6]
   endfunc
 
   func Foo()
@@ -888,9 +898,9 @@
   try
     call Foo()
   catch /TestException/
-    let g:callTrace += ['e']
+    let g:callTrace += [7]
   endtry
-  call assert_equal(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], g:callTrace)
+  call assert_equal([2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7], g:callTrace)
 
   delfunc Defer
   delfunc Foo
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index f8280c6..75a358e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -4691,12 +4691,22 @@
   var lines =<< trim END
     vim9script
 
-    var callTrace: list<string> = []
+    var callTrace: list<number> = []
+    def Bar()
+      callTrace += [1]
+      throw 'InnerException'
+    enddef
+
     def Defer()
-      callTrace += ['a']
-      callTrace += ['b']
-      callTrace += ['c']
-      callTrace += ['d']
+      callTrace += [2]
+      callTrace += [3]
+      try
+        Bar()
+      catch /InnerException/
+        callTrace += [4]
+      endtry
+      callTrace += [5]
+      callTrace += [6]
     enddef
 
     def Foo()
@@ -4707,10 +4717,10 @@
     try
       Foo()
     catch /TestException/
-      callTrace += ['e']
+      callTrace += [7]
     endtry
 
-    assert_equal(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], callTrace)
+    assert_equal([2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7], callTrace)
   END
   v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef