diff --git a/tests/gpgscm/init.scm b/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
index b32172b12..f8fd71a1b 100644
--- a/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
+++ b/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
@@ -544,13 +544,14 @@
 ;
 ;    "Catch" establishes a scope spanning multiple call-frames until
 ;    another "catch" is encountered.  Within the recovery expression
-;    the thrown exception is bound to *error*.
+;    the thrown exception is bound to *error*.  Errors can be rethrown
+;    using (apply throw *error*).
 ;
 ;    Exceptions are thrown with:
 ;
 ;         (throw "message")
 ;
-;    If used outside a (catch ...), reverts to (error "message)
+;    If used outside a (catch ...), reverts to (error "message")
 
 (define *handlers* (list))
 
@@ -573,13 +574,12 @@
 (macro (catch form)
      (let ((label (gensym)))
           `(call/cc (lambda (**exit**)
-               (push-handler (lambda (*error*) (**exit** ,(cadr form))))
+               (push-handler (lambda *error* (**exit** ,(cadr form))))
                (let ((,label (begin ,@(cddr form))))
                     (pop-handler)
                     ,label)))))
 
-(define (*error-hook* . args)
-  (throw args))
+(define *error-hook* throw)
 
 
 ;;;;; Definition of MAKE-ENVIRONMENT, to be used with two-argument EVAL
diff --git a/tests/gpgscm/tests.scm b/tests/gpgscm/tests.scm
index 0738bc687..7b88e0ebb 100644
--- a/tests/gpgscm/tests.scm
+++ b/tests/gpgscm/tests.scm
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 	  (if error
 	      (begin
 		(for-each remove-temporary-file tmpfiles')
-		(throw error)))
+		(apply throw error)))
 	  (loop tmpfiles' sink (cdr cmds))))))
 
 (define (tr:open pathname)
diff --git a/tests/openpgp/issue2419.scm b/tests/openpgp/issue2419.scm
index efc42a6ae..1f87d1b76 100755
--- a/tests/openpgp/issue2419.scm
+++ b/tests/openpgp/issue2419.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 (lettmp
  (onebyte)
  (dearmor (in-srcdir "samplemsgs/issue2419.asc") onebyte)
- (catch (assert (string-contains? *error* "invalid packet"))
+ (catch (assert (string-contains? (car *error*) "invalid packet"))
 	(call-popen `(,@GPG --list-packets ,onebyte) "")
 	(error "Expected an error but got none")))