diff --git a/Slim/App.php b/Slim/App.php
index 02641ef91..62ec43e8c 100644
--- a/Slim/App.php
+++ b/Slim/App.php
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ public function run($silent = false)
         } catch (SlimException $e) {
             $response = $e->getResponse();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            if (!$this->container->has('errorHandler')) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
             /** @var callable $errorHandler */
             $errorHandler = $this->container->get('errorHandler');
             $response = $errorHandler($request, $response, $e);