diff --git a/avm/client/src/avmHelpers.ts b/avm/client/src/avmHelpers.ts
index 87070f9a..a68b2649 100644
--- a/avm/client/src/avmHelpers.ts
+++ b/avm/client/src/avmHelpers.ts
@@ -154,14 +154,7 @@ export async function callAvm(
     data: Uint8Array,
     callResults: CallResultsArray,
 ): Promise<InterpreterResult> {
-    try {
-        const avmArg = serializeAvmArgs(runParams, air, prevData, data, callResults);
-        const rawResult = await fn(avmArg);
-        return deserializeAvmResult(rawResult);
-    } catch (e) {
-        return {
-            retCode: -1,
-            errorMessage: 'marine-js call failed, ' + e,
-        } as any;
-    }
+    const avmArg = serializeAvmArgs(runParams, air, prevData, data, callResults);
+    const rawResult = await fn(avmArg);
+    return deserializeAvmResult(rawResult);
 }