diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_global.c b/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
index 1222e2b033a2dfdaaa20d2b347b8bb9de8d0acda..481ac62195f841351e082c8243bd888d0391e15b 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_global.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ js_beep(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval *argv, jsval *rval)
 static JSBool
 js_exit(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, uintN argc, jsval *argv, jsval *rval)
 {
+	JS_ClearPendingException(cx);
 	*rval = JSVAL_VOID;
 	return(JS_FALSE);
 }