diff --git a/src/java/Exception.cxx b/src/java/Exception.cxx
index 1bd4c6533..118353ca8 100644
--- a/src/java/Exception.cxx
+++ b/src/java/Exception.cxx
@@ -39,12 +39,10 @@ Java::Exception::Exception(JNIEnv *env, jthrowable e) noexcept
 void
 Java::RethrowException(JNIEnv *env)
 {
-	jthrowable exception = env->ExceptionOccurred();
-	if (exception == nullptr)
+	LocalRef<jthrowable> exception{env, env->ExceptionOccurred()};
+	if (!exception)
 		return;
 
-	LocalRef<jthrowable> ref(env, exception);
-
 	env->ExceptionClear();
 	throw Exception(env, exception);
 }