diff --git a/smocore/marionette/marionette.cpp b/smocore/marionette/marionette.cpp
index a2cde9a..f5a0fd0 100644
--- a/smocore/marionette/marionette.cpp
+++ b/smocore/marionette/marionette.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,8 @@ void ComponentThread::marionetteMain(ComponentThread& self)
 
 		self.getIoService().post([]()
 		{
-			try {
-				initializeSalmanoff();
-				mind.initialize();
-			}
-			catch (const std::exception& e) {
-				mrntt::exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
-				throw;
-			}
+			initializeSalmanoff();
+			mind.initialize();
 		});
 
         std::cout << __func__ << ": Entering event loop" << "\n";
@@ -106,7 +100,11 @@ void ComponentThread::marionetteMain(ComponentThread& self)
                     << ": Unknown exception occurred" << "\n";
             }
 
-			if (sendExceptionInd) { self.exceptionInd(self); }
+			if (sendExceptionInd)
+			{
+				mrntt::exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+				self.exceptionInd(self);
+			}
         }
 
         std::cout << __func__ << ": Exited event loop" << "\n";