diff --git a/cxf/cxf-transport-nmr/src/main/java/org/apache/servicemix/cxf/transport/nmr/NMRConduitOutputStream.java b/cxf/cxf-transport-nmr/src/main/java/org/apache/servicemix/cxf/transport/nmr/NMRConduitOutputStream.java
index 3a9dbc2..8034d0d 100644
--- a/cxf/cxf-transport-nmr/src/main/java/org/apache/servicemix/cxf/transport/nmr/NMRConduitOutputStream.java
+++ b/cxf/cxf-transport-nmr/src/main/java/org/apache/servicemix/cxf/transport/nmr/NMRConduitOutputStream.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
             throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
-            new IOException(e.toString());
+            throw new IOException(e.toString());
         }
 
     }