diff --git a/py/builtin.c b/py/builtin.c
index 2bf12e4..22c5ecf 100644
--- a/py/builtin.c
+++ b/py/builtin.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         byte str[1] = {ord};
         return mp_obj_new_str(str, 1, true);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "chr() arg not in range(0x110000)"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "chr() arg not in range(0x110000)"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
         args[1] = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(i1 % i2);
         return mp_obj_new_tuple(2, args);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unsupported operand type(s) for divmod(): '%s' and '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(o1_in), mp_obj_get_type_str(o2_in)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unsupported operand type(s) for divmod(): '%s' and '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(o1_in), mp_obj_get_type_str(o2_in)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_len(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_t len = mp_obj_len_maybe(o_in);
     if (len == NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object of type '%s' has no len()", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object of type '%s' has no len()", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
     } else {
         return len;
     }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (max_obj == NULL) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "max() arg is an empty sequence"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "max() arg is an empty sequence"));
         }
         return max_obj;
     } else {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (min_obj == NULL) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "min() arg is an empty sequence"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "min() arg is an empty sequence"));
         }
         return min_obj;
     } else {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_next(mp_obj_t o) {
     mp_obj_t ret = mp_iternext_allow_raise(o);
     if (ret == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
     } else {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
         // TODO unicode
         return mp_obj_new_int(((const byte*)str)[0]);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "ord() expected a character, but string of length %d found", len));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "ord() expected a character, but string of length %d found", len));
     }
 }
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_sorted(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_map_t *kwargs) {
     assert(n_args >= 1);
     if (n_args > 1) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                           "must use keyword argument for key function"));
     }
     mp_obj_t self = mp_type_list.make_new((mp_obj_t)&mp_type_list, 1, 0, args);
diff --git a/py/builtinevex.c b/py/builtinevex.c
index 264aa77..4aafbdb 100644
--- a/py/builtinevex.c
+++ b/py/builtinevex.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     if (pn == MP_PARSE_NODE_NULL) {
         // parse error; raise exception
-        nlr_jump(mp_parse_make_exception(parse_error_kind));
+        nlr_raise(mp_parse_make_exception(parse_error_kind));
     }
 
     // compile the string
diff --git a/py/builtinimport.c b/py/builtinimport.c
index 8feb2a0..ae59ea7 100644
--- a/py/builtinimport.c
+++ b/py/builtinimport.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
     if (lex == NULL) {
         // we verified the file exists using stat, but lexer could still fail
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError, "ImportError: No module named '%s'", vstr_str(file)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError, "ImportError: No module named '%s'", vstr_str(file)));
     }
 
     qstr source_name = mp_lexer_source_name(lex);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         // parse error; clean up and raise exception
         mp_locals_set(old_locals);
         mp_globals_set(old_globals);
-        nlr_jump(mp_parse_make_exception(parse_error_kind));
+        nlr_raise(mp_parse_make_exception(parse_error_kind));
     }
 
     // compile the imported script
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         // exception; restore context and re-raise same exception
         mp_locals_set(old_locals);
         mp_globals_set(old_globals);
-        nlr_jump(nlr.ret_val);
+        nlr_raise(nlr.ret_val);
     }
     mp_locals_set(old_locals);
     mp_globals_set(old_globals);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     }
 
     if (level != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_NotImplementedError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_NotImplementedError,
             "Relative import is not implemented"));
     }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 
             // fail if we couldn't find the file
             if (stat == MP_IMPORT_STAT_NO_EXIST) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError, "ImportError: No module named '%s'", qstr_str(mod_name)));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError, "ImportError: No module named '%s'", qstr_str(mod_name)));
             }
 
             module_obj = mp_module_get(mod_name);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
                     vstr_add_str(&path, "__init__.py");
                     if (mp_import_stat(vstr_str(&path)) != MP_IMPORT_STAT_FILE) {
                         vstr_cut_tail_bytes(&path, sizeof("/__init__.py") - 1); // cut off /__init__.py
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError,
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ImportError,
                             "Per PEP-420 a dir without __init__.py (%s) is a namespace package; "
                             "namespace packages are not supported", vstr_str(&path)));
                     }
diff --git a/py/nlr.h b/py/nlr.h
index b94ca7d..ce62334 100644
--- a/py/nlr.h
+++ b/py/nlr.h
@@ -26,3 +26,16 @@
 unsigned int nlr_push(nlr_buf_t *);
 void nlr_pop(void);
 void nlr_jump(void *val) __attribute__((noreturn));
+
+// use nlr_raise instead of nlr_jump so that debugging is easier
+#ifndef DEBUG
+#define nlr_raise(val) nlr_jump(val)
+#else
+#define nlr_raise(val) \
+    do { \
+        void *_val = val; \
+        assert(_val != NULL); \
+        assert(mp_obj_is_exception_instance(_val)); \
+        nlr_jump(_val); \
+    } while (0)
+#endif
diff --git a/py/obj.c b/py/obj.c
index d4eabbe..8d5467c 100644
--- a/py/obj.c
+++ b/py/obj.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     // TODO delegate to __hash__ method if it exists
 
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unhashable type: '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unhashable type: '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_NotImplementedError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_NotImplementedError,
             "Equality for '%s' and '%s' types not yet implemented", mp_obj_get_type_str(o1), mp_obj_get_type_str(o2)));
         return false;
     }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(arg, &mp_type_int)) {
         return mp_obj_int_get_checked(arg);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to int", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to int", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(arg, &mp_type_float)) {
         return mp_obj_float_get(arg);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to float", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to float", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(arg, &mp_type_complex)) {
         mp_obj_complex_get(arg, real, imag);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to complex", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't convert %s to complex", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
     }
 }
 #endif
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(o, &mp_type_list)) {
         mp_obj_list_get(o, len, items);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object '%s' is not a tuple or list", mp_obj_get_type_str(o)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object '%s' is not a tuple or list", mp_obj_get_type_str(o)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@
             mp_obj_list_get(o, &seq_len, items);
         }
         if (seq_len != len) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_IndexError, "requested length %d but object has length %d", len, seq_len));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_IndexError, "requested length %d but object has length %d", len, seq_len));
         }
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object '%s' is not a tuple or list", mp_obj_get_type_str(o)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object '%s' is not a tuple or list", mp_obj_get_type_str(o)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(index, &mp_type_bool)) {
         i = (index == mp_const_true ? 1 : 0);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%s indices must be integers, not %s", qstr_str(type->name), mp_obj_get_type_str(index)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%s indices must be integers, not %s", qstr_str(type->name), mp_obj_get_type_str(index)));
     }
 
     if (i < 0) {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         }
     } else {
         if (i < 0 || i >= len) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_IndexError, "%s index out of range", qstr_str(type->name)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_IndexError, "%s index out of range", qstr_str(type->name)));
         }
     }
     return i;
diff --git a/py/objarray.c b/py/objarray.c
index c91c553..0383cb1 100644
--- a/py/objarray.c
+++ b/py/objarray.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t array_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args < 1 || n_args > 2) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unexpected # of arguments, %d given", n_args));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "unexpected # of arguments, %d given", n_args));
     }
     // TODO check args
     uint l;
diff --git a/py/objbool.c b/py/objbool.c
index 84aa5a7..11c736e 100644
--- a/py/objbool.c
+++ b/py/objbool.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     switch (n_args) {
         case 0: return mp_const_false;
         case 1: if (mp_obj_is_true(args[0])) { return mp_const_true; } else { return mp_const_false; }
-        default: nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bool takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
+        default: nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bool takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/py/objcomplex.c b/py/objcomplex.c
index 3fba568..769977a 100644
--- a/py/objcomplex.c
+++ b/py/objcomplex.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "complex takes at most 2 arguments, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "complex takes at most 2 arguments, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/py/objdict.c b/py/objdict.c
index f6070a0..c09ccfb 100644
--- a/py/objdict.c
+++ b/py/objdict.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             assert(false);
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "dict takes at most 1 argument"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "dict takes at most 1 argument"));
     }
 
     // add to the new dict any keyword args
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             // dict load
             mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(&o->map, rhs_in, MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
             if (elem == NULL) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "<value>"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "<value>"));
             } else {
                 return elem->value;
             }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     if (elem == NULL || elem->value == NULL) {
         if (deflt == NULL) {
             if (lookup_kind == MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "<value>"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "<value>"));
             } else {
                 value = mp_const_none;
             }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_type_dict));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->map.used == 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "popitem(): dictionary is empty"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "popitem(): dictionary is empty"));
     }
     mp_obj_dict_it_t *iter = mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(self, 0);
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         if (key == MP_OBJ_NULL
             || value == MP_OBJ_NULL
             || stop != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(
                          &mp_type_ValueError,
                          "dictionary update sequence has the wrong length"));
         } else {
diff --git a/py/objexcept.c b/py/objexcept.c
index 1165102..51e7a26 100644
--- a/py/objexcept.c
+++ b/py/objexcept.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     mp_obj_type_t *type = type_in;
 
     if (n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%s does not take keyword arguments", mp_obj_get_type_str(type_in)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%s does not take keyword arguments", mp_obj_get_type_str(type_in)));
     }
 
     mp_obj_exception_t *o = m_new_obj_var(mp_obj_exception_t, mp_obj_t, n_args);
diff --git a/py/objfilter.c b/py/objfilter.c
index 466c982..1224950 100644
--- a/py/objfilter.c
+++ b/py/objfilter.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t filter_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args != 2 || n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "filter expected 2 arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "filter expected 2 arguments"));
     }
     assert(n_args == 2);
     mp_obj_filter_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_filter_t);
diff --git a/py/objfloat.c b/py/objfloat.c
index d7bc6c7..1d4761a 100644
--- a/py/objfloat.c
+++ b/py/objfloat.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "float takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "float takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
             lhs_val /= rhs_val; 
 check_zero_division:
             if (isinf(lhs_val)){ // check for division by zero
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ZeroDivisionError, "float division by zero"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ZeroDivisionError, "float division by zero"));
             }
             break;
         case MP_BINARY_OP_POWER:
diff --git a/py/objfun.c b/py/objfun.c
index db18aa8..d006c87 100644
--- a/py/objfun.c
+++ b/py/objfun.c
@@ -30,23 +30,23 @@
 
 void mp_check_nargs(int n_args, machine_uint_t n_args_min, machine_uint_t n_args_max, int n_kw, bool is_kw) {
     if (n_kw && !is_kw) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                           "function does not take keyword arguments"));
     }
 
     if (n_args_min == n_args_max) {
         if (n_args != n_args_min) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                                      "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given",
                                                      n_args_min, n_args));
         }
     } else {
         if (n_args < n_args_min) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                                     "<fun name>() missing %d required positional arguments: <list of names of params>",
                                                     n_args_min - n_args));
         } else if (n_args > n_args_max) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                                      "<fun name> expected at most %d arguments, got %d",
                                                      n_args_max, n_args));
         }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
     return true;
 
 arg_error:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
 }
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t fun_bc_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
             for (uint j = 0; j < self->n_args; j++) {
                 if (arg_name == self->args[j]) {
                     if (flat_args[j] != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                             "function got multiple values for argument '%s'", qstr_str(arg_name)));
                     }
                     flat_args[j] = kwargs[2 * i + 1];
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
             }
             // Didn't find name match with positional args
             if (!self->takes_kw_args) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function does not take keyword arguments"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function does not take keyword arguments"));
             }
             mp_obj_dict_store(dict, kwargs[2 * i], kwargs[2 * i + 1]);
 continue2:;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
         // Now check that all mandatory args specified
         while (d >= flat_args) {
             if (*d-- == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                     "function missing required positional argument #%d", d - flat_args));
             }
         }
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@
     if (vm_return_kind == MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL) {
         return result;
     } else { // MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION
-        nlr_jump(result);
+        nlr_raise(result);
     }
 
 arg_error:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
 }
 
 const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_bc = {
@@ -449,10 +449,10 @@
     mp_obj_fun_asm_t *self = self_in;
 
     if (n_args != self->n_args) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes %d positional arguments but %d were given", self->n_args, n_args));
     }
     if (n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function does not take keyword arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function does not take keyword arguments"));
     }
 
     machine_uint_t ret;
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.c b/py/objgenerator.c
index 78694c8..975681a 100644
--- a/py/objgenerator.c
+++ b/py/objgenerator.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     }
     if (self->sp == self->state - 1) {
         if (send_value != mp_const_none) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't send non-None value to a just-started generator"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "can't send non-None value to a just-started generator"));
         }
     } else {
         *self->sp = send_value;
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@
             if (ret == mp_const_none || ret == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
                 return MP_OBJ_NULL;
             } else {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_args(&mp_type_StopIteration, 1, &ret));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_args(&mp_type_StopIteration, 1, &ret));
             }
 
         case MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD:
             if (throw_value != MP_OBJ_NULL && mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(mp_obj_get_type(throw_value), &mp_type_GeneratorExit)) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator ignored GeneratorExit"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator ignored GeneratorExit"));
             }
             return ret;
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
             if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(mp_obj_get_type(ret), &mp_type_StopIteration)) {
                 return MP_OBJ_NULL;
             } else {
-                nlr_jump(ret);
+                nlr_raise(ret);
             }
 
         default:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
     mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume_and_raise(self_in, send_value, MP_OBJ_NULL);
     if (ret == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
     } else {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
     mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume_and_raise(args[0], mp_const_none, exc);
     if (ret == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
     } else {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     mp_obj_t ret;
     switch (mp_obj_gen_resume(self_in, mp_const_none, (mp_obj_t)&mp_const_GeneratorExit_obj, &ret)) {
         case MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator ignored GeneratorExit"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator ignored GeneratorExit"));
 
         // Swallow StopIteration & GeneratorExit (== successful close), and re-raise any other
         case MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION:
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                 mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(mp_obj_get_type(ret), &mp_type_StopIteration)) {
                 return mp_const_none;
             }
-            nlr_jump(ret);
+            nlr_raise(ret);
 
         default:
             // The only choice left is MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL which is successful close
diff --git a/py/objgetitemiter.c b/py/objgetitemiter.c
index da0e476..f848415 100644
--- a/py/objgetitemiter.c
+++ b/py/objgetitemiter.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
             return MP_OBJ_NULL;
         } else {
             // re-raise exception
-            nlr_jump(nlr.ret_val);
+            nlr_raise(nlr.ret_val);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/py/objint.c b/py/objint.c
index 1ea6a4f..a1d3924 100644
--- a/py/objint.c
+++ b/py/objint.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "int takes at most 2 arguments, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "int takes at most 2 arguments, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@
 
 // This is called only with strings whose value doesn't fit in SMALL_INT
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_int_from_long_str(const char *s) {
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "long int not supported in this build"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "long int not supported in this build"));
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
 // This is called when an integer larger than a SMALL_INT is needed (although val might still fit in a SMALL_INT)
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_int_from_ll(long long val) {
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     if ((value & (WORD_MSBIT_HIGH | (WORD_MSBIT_HIGH >> 1))) == 0) {
         return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(value);
     }
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     if (MP_OBJ_FITS_SMALL_INT(value)) {
         return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(value);
     }
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "small int overflow"));
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
diff --git a/py/objint_longlong.c b/py/objint_longlong.c
index f4a65ce..02389d6 100644
--- a/py/objint_longlong.c
+++ b/py/objint_longlong.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     // TODO: this doesn't handle Python hacked 0o octal syntax
     v = strtoll(s, &end, 0);
     if (*end != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
     }
     mp_obj_int_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_int_t);
     o->base.type = &mp_type_int;
diff --git a/py/objint_mpz.c b/py/objint_mpz.c
index f450441..4ecc401 100644
--- a/py/objint_mpz.c
+++ b/py/objint_mpz.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                 // TODO check conversion overflow
                 machine_int_t irhs = mpz_as_int(zrhs);
                 if (irhs < 0) {
-                    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
                 }
                 if (op == MP_BINARY_OP_LSHIFT || op == MP_BINARY_OP_INPLACE_LSHIFT) {
                     mpz_shl_inpl(&res->mpz, zlhs, irhs);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
     len -= skip;
     uint n = mpz_set_from_str(&o->mpz, str, len, false, base);
     if (n != len) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
     }
     return o;
 }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
             return value;
         } else {
             // overflow
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "overflow converting long int to machine word"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OverflowError, "overflow converting long int to machine word"));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/py/objlist.c b/py/objlist.c
index 2a5f2c8..620bf29 100644
--- a/py/objlist.c
+++ b/py/objlist.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "list takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "list takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_list));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = args[0];
     if (self->len == 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "pop from empty list"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "pop from empty list"));
     }
     uint index = mp_get_index(self->base.type, self->len, n_args == 1 ? mp_obj_new_int(-1) : args[1], false);
     mp_obj_t ret = self->items[index];
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     assert(n_args >= 1);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_list));
     if (n_args > 1) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                           "list.sort takes no positional arguments"));
     }
     mp_obj_list_t *self = args[0];
diff --git a/py/objmap.c b/py/objmap.c
index 923ca86..42bcc43 100644
--- a/py/objmap.c
+++ b/py/objmap.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t map_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args < 2 || n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "map must have at least 2 arguments and no keyword arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "map must have at least 2 arguments and no keyword arguments"));
     }
     assert(n_args >= 2);
     mp_obj_map_t *o = m_new_obj_var(mp_obj_map_t, mp_obj_t, n_args - 1);
diff --git a/py/objnamedtuple.c b/py/objnamedtuple.c
index a9e6e7d..e18cd3c 100644
--- a/py/objnamedtuple.c
+++ b/py/objnamedtuple.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 }
 
 STATIC bool namedtuple_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "can't set attribute"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "can't set attribute"));
 }
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t namedtuple_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     uint num_fields = namedtuple_count_fields(type->fields);
     if (n_args != num_fields) {
         // Counts include implicit "self"
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                                "__new__() takes %d positional arguments but %d were given",
                                                num_fields + 1, n_args + 1));
     }
diff --git a/py/objobject.c b/py/objobject.c
index 274135c..56daa95 100644
--- a/py/objobject.c
+++ b/py/objobject.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t object_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args != 0 || n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object takes no arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object takes no arguments"));
     }
 
     mp_obj_object_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_object_t);
diff --git a/py/objset.c b/py/objset.c
index 222f76e..12c8cd2 100644
--- a/py/objset.c
+++ b/py/objset.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "set takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "set takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t obj = mp_set_remove_first(&self->set);
     if (obj == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "pop from an empty set"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "pop from an empty set"));
     }
     return obj;
 }
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_type_set));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     if (mp_set_lookup(&self->set, item, MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND) == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_KeyError));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_KeyError));
     }
     return mp_const_none;
 }
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index ad85b4b..7000ed1 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         {
             // TODO: validate 2nd/3rd args
             if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &mp_type_bytes)) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bytes expected"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bytes expected"));
             }
             GET_STR_DATA_LEN(args[0], str_data, str_len);
             GET_STR_HASH(args[0], str_hash);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "str takes at most 3 arguments"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "str takes at most 3 arguments"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     return mp_obj_str_builder_end(o);
 
 wrong_args:
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "wrong number of arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "wrong number of arguments"));
 }
 
 // like strstr but with specified length and allows \0 bytes
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
             } else {
                 // Message doesn't match CPython, but we don't have so much bytes as they
                 // to spend them on verbose wording
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "index must be int"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "index must be int"));
             }
 
         case MP_BINARY_OP_ADD:
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
     return mp_obj_str_builder_end(joined_str);
 
 bad_arg:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "?str.join expecting a list of str's"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "?str.join expecting a list of str's"));
 }
 
 #define is_ws(c) ((c) == ' ' || (c) == '\t')
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
                 vstr_add_char(vstr, '}');
                 continue;
             }
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Single '}' encountered in format string"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Single '}' encountered in format string"));
         }
         if (*str != '{') {
             vstr_add_char(vstr, *str);
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
             if (str < top && (*str == 'r' || *str == 's')) {
                 conversion = *str++;
             } else {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "end of format while looking for conversion specifier"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "end of format while looking for conversion specifier"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -608,24 +608,24 @@
             }
         }
         if (str >= top) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "unmatched '{' in format"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "unmatched '{' in format"));
         }
         if (*str != '}') {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "expected ':' after format specifier"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "expected ':' after format specifier"));
         }
 
         mp_obj_t arg = mp_const_none;
 
         if (field_name) {
             if (arg_i > 0) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "cannot switch from automatic field numbering to manual field specification"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "cannot switch from automatic field numbering to manual field specification"));
             }
             int index;
             if (str_to_int(vstr_str(field_name), &index) != vstr_len(field_name) - 1) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "attributes not supported yet"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "attributes not supported yet"));
             }
             if (index >= n_args - 1) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "tuple index out of range"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "tuple index out of range"));
             }
             arg = args[index + 1];
             arg_i = -1;
@@ -633,10 +633,10 @@
             field_name = NULL;
         } else {
             if (arg_i < 0) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "cannot switch from manual field specification to automatic field numbering"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "cannot switch from manual field specification to automatic field numbering"));
             }
             if (arg_i >= n_args - 1) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "tuple index out of range"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_IndexError, "tuple index out of range"));
             }
             arg = args[arg_i + 1];
             arg_i++;
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
             } else if (conversion == 'r') {
                 print_kind = PRINT_REPR;
             } else {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Unknown conversion specifier %c", conversion));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Unknown conversion specifier %c", conversion));
             }
             vstr_t *arg_vstr = vstr_new();
             mp_obj_print_helper((void (*)(void*, const char*, ...))vstr_printf, arg_vstr, arg, print_kind);
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
                 type = *s++;
             }
             if (*s) {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "Invalid conversion specification"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "Invalid conversion specification"));
             }
             vstr_free(format_spec);
             format_spec = NULL;
@@ -736,10 +736,10 @@
 
         if (sign) {
             if (type == 's') {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Sign not allowed in string format specifier"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Sign not allowed in string format specifier"));
             }
             if (type == 'c') {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Sign not allowed with integer format specifier 'c'"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "Sign not allowed with integer format specifier 'c'"));
             }
         } else {
             sign = '-';
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
                     break;
 
                 default:
-                    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
                         "Unknown format code '%c' for object of type '%s'", type, mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
             }
         }
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 #endif
 
                 default:
-                    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
                         "Unknown format code '%c' for object of type 'float'",
                         type, mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
             }
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@
             // arg doesn't look like a number
 
             if (align == '=') {
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "'=' alignment not allowed in string format specifier"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "'=' alignment not allowed in string format specifier"));
             }
 
             switch (type) {
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
                 }
 
                 default:
-                    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
                         "Unknown format code '%c' for object of type 'str'",
                         type, mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
             }
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@
             continue;
         }
         if (arg_i >= n_args) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not enough arguments for format string"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not enough arguments for format string"));
         }
         int flags = 0;
         char fill = ' ';
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
         }
 
         if (str >= top) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "incomplete format"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "incomplete format"));
         }
         mp_obj_t arg = args[arg_i];
         switch (*str) {
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@
                     uint len;
                     const char *s = mp_obj_str_get_data(arg, &len);
                     if (len != 1) {
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%c requires int or char")); 
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "%c requires int or char")); 
                         break;
                     }
                     pfenv_print_strn(&pfenv_vstr, s, 1, flags, ' ', width);
@@ -990,11 +990,11 @@
 #if MICROPY_ENABLE_FLOAT
                 // This is what CPython reports, so we report the same.
                 if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(arg, &mp_type_float)) {
-                    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "integer argument expected, got float")); 
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "integer argument expected, got float")); 
 
                 }
 #endif
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "an integer is required")); 
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "an integer is required")); 
                 break; 
 
             case 'd':
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
                 break;
             
             default:
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
                     "unsupported format character '%c' (0x%x) at index %d",
                     *str, *str, str - start_str));
         }
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@
     }
 
     if (arg_i != n_args) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not all arguments converted during string formatting"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not all arguments converted during string formatting"));
     }
 
     mp_obj_t s = mp_obj_new_str((byte*)vstr->buf, vstr->len, false);
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@
 STATIC mp_obj_t str_partitioner(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg, machine_int_t direction) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(self_in));
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_STR(arg)) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
                                                "Can't convert '%s' object to str implicitly", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
     }
 
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(arg, sep, sep_len);
 
     if (sep_len == 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "empty separator"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "empty separator"));
     }
 
     mp_obj_t result[] = {MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_), MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_), MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_)};
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@
 
 void bad_implicit_conversion(mp_obj_t self_in) __attribute__((noreturn));
 void bad_implicit_conversion(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "Can't convert '%s' object to str implicitly", mp_obj_get_type_str(self_in)));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "Can't convert '%s' object to str implicitly", mp_obj_get_type_str(self_in)));
 }
 
 uint mp_obj_str_get_hash(mp_obj_t self_in) {
diff --git a/py/objtuple.c b/py/objtuple.c
index d6a5bb3..21313f7 100644
--- a/py/objtuple.c
+++ b/py/objtuple.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         }
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "tuple takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "tuple takes at most 1 argument, %d given", n_args));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/py/objtype.c b/py/objtype.c
index 6426ec2..e8201ca 100644
--- a/py/objtype.c
+++ b/py/objtype.c
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@
             m_del(mp_obj_t, args2, 1 + n_args + 2 * n_kw);
         }
         if (init_ret != mp_const_none) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "__init__() should return None, not '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(init_ret)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "__init__() should return None, not '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(init_ret)));
         }
 
     } else {
         // TODO
         if (n_args != 0) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes 0 positional arguments but %d were given", n_args));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes 0 positional arguments but %d were given", n_args));
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
             return mp_obj_new_type(mp_obj_str_get_qstr(args[0]), args[1], args[2]);
 
         default:
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "type takes 1 or 3 arguments"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "type takes 1 or 3 arguments"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
 
     if (self->make_new == NULL) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "cannot create '%s' instances", qstr_str(self->name)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "cannot create '%s' instances", qstr_str(self->name)));
     }
 
     // make new instance
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
     if (n_args != 2 || n_kw != 0) {
         // 0 arguments are turned into 2 in the compiler
         // 1 argument is not yet implemented
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "super() requires 2 arguments"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "super() requires 2 arguments"));
     }
     return mp_obj_new_super(args[0], args[1]);
 }
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(classinfo, &mp_type_tuple)) {
         mp_obj_tuple_get(classinfo, &len, &items);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "issubclass() arg 2 must be a class or a tuple of classes"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "issubclass() arg 2 must be a class or a tuple of classes"));
     }
 
     for (uint i = 0; i < len; i++) {
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_issubclass(mp_obj_t object, mp_obj_t classinfo) {
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(object, &mp_type_type)) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "issubclass() arg 1 must be a class"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "issubclass() arg 1 must be a class"));
     }
     return mp_obj_is_subclass(object, classinfo);
 }
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
     assert(self_in == &mp_type_staticmethod || self_in == &mp_type_classmethod);
 
     if (n_args != 1 || n_kw != 0) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes 1 positional argument but %d were given", n_args));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "function takes 1 positional argument but %d were given", n_args));
     }
 
     mp_obj_static_class_method_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_static_class_method_t);
diff --git a/py/parsenum.c b/py/parsenum.c
index 7be5389..c7cf68d 100644
--- a/py/parsenum.c
+++ b/py/parsenum.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
     // check radix base
     if ((base != 0 && base < 2) || base > 36) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "ValueError: int() arg 2 must be >=2 and <= 36"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "ValueError: int() arg 2 must be >=2 and <= 36"));
     }
 
     // skip leading space
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
     return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(int_val);
 
 value_error:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "invalid literal for int() with base %d: '%s'", base, str));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "invalid literal for int() with base %d: '%s'", base, str));
 
 overflow:
     // TODO reparse using bignum
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "overflow parsing integer"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "overflow parsing integer"));
 }
 
 #define PARSE_DEC_IN_INTG (1)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
     // check we reached the end of the string
     if (str != top) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "invalid syntax for number"));
     }
 
     // return the object
@@ -221,6 +221,6 @@
     }
 
 #else
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "decimal numbers not supported"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_SyntaxError, "decimal numbers not supported"));
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index 5c9df06..c7b34c1 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             if (o != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
                 return o;
             }
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_NameError, "name '%s' is not defined", qstr_str(qstr)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_NameError, "name '%s' is not defined", qstr_str(qstr)));
         }
     }
     return elem->value;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
             }
         }
         // TODO specify in error message what the operator is
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bad operand type for unary operator: '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "bad operand type for unary operator: '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(arg)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
                 case MP_BINARY_OP_INPLACE_LSHIFT: {
                     if (rhs_val < 0) {
                         // negative shift not allowed
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
                     } else if (rhs_val >= BITS_PER_WORD || lhs_val > (MP_SMALL_INT_MAX >> rhs_val) || lhs_val < (MP_SMALL_INT_MIN >> rhs_val)) {
                         // left-shift will overflow, so use higher precision integer
                         lhs = mp_obj_new_int_from_ll(lhs_val);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
                 case MP_BINARY_OP_INPLACE_RSHIFT:
                     if (rhs_val < 0) {
                         // negative shift not allowed
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative shift count"));
                     } else {
                         // standard precision is enough for right-shift
                         lhs_val >>= rhs_val;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
                         lhs = mp_obj_new_float(lhs_val);
                         goto generic_binary_op;
                         #else
-                        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative power with no float support"));
+                        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "negative power with no float support"));
                         #endif
                     } else {
                         machine_int_t ans = 1;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
             return mp_const_false;
         }
 
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(
                      &mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not iterable",
                      mp_obj_get_type_str(rhs)));
         return mp_const_none;
@@ -450,13 +450,13 @@
     // TODO implement dispatch for reverse binary ops
 
     // TODO specify in error message what the operator is
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError,
         "unsupported operand types for binary operator: '%s', '%s'",
         mp_obj_get_type_str(lhs), mp_obj_get_type_str(rhs)));
     return mp_const_none;
 
 zero_division:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ZeroDivisionError, "division by zero"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ZeroDivisionError, "division by zero"));
 }
 
 mp_obj_t mp_call_function_0(mp_obj_t fun) {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
     if (type->call != NULL) {
         return type->call(fun_in, n_args, n_kw, args);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not callable", mp_obj_get_type_str(fun_in)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not callable", mp_obj_get_type_str(fun_in)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@
     return;
 
 too_short:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "need more than %d values to unpack", seq_len));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "need more than %d values to unpack", seq_len));
 too_long:
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "too many values to unpack (expected %d)", num));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError, "too many values to unpack (expected %d)", num));
 }
 
 mp_obj_t mp_load_attr_default(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t defval) {
@@ -774,10 +774,10 @@
         // no attribute/method called attr
         // following CPython, we give a more detailed error message for type objects
         if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(base, &mp_type_type)) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError,
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError,
                 "type object '%s' has no attribute '%s'", qstr_str(((mp_obj_type_t*)base)->name), qstr_str(attr)));
         } else {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(base), qstr_str(attr)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(base), qstr_str(attr)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
             return;
         }
     }
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(base), qstr_str(attr)));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_AttributeError, "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'", mp_obj_get_type_str(base), qstr_str(attr)));
 }
 
 void mp_store_subscr(mp_obj_t base, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
             }
             // TODO: call base classes here?
         }
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object does not support item assignment", mp_obj_get_type_str(base)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object does not support item assignment", mp_obj_get_type_str(base)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@
         // dict delete
         mp_obj_dict_delete(base, index);
     } else {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object does not support item deletion", mp_obj_get_type_str(base)));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object does not support item deletion", mp_obj_get_type_str(base)));
     }
 }
 
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
                 return mp_obj_new_getitem_iter(dest);
             } else {
                 // object not iterable
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not iterable", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not iterable", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
             // __next__ exists, call it and return its result
             return mp_call_method_n_kw(0, 0, dest);
         } else {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not an iterator", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not an iterator", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -893,11 +893,11 @@
                 if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(mp_obj_get_type(nlr.ret_val), &mp_type_StopIteration)) {
                     return MP_OBJ_NULL;
                 } else {
-                    nlr_jump(nlr.ret_val);
+                    nlr_raise(nlr.ret_val);
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not an iterator", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_TypeError, "'%s' object is not an iterator", mp_obj_get_type_str(o_in)));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
         if (dest[0] != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
             *ret_val = mp_call_method_n_kw(1, 0, &throw_value);
             // If .throw() method returned, we assume it's value to yield
-            // - any exception would be thrown with nlr_jump().
+            // - any exception would be thrown with nlr_raise().
             return MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD;
         }
         // If there's nowhere to throw exception into, then we assume that object
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@
 
 void *m_malloc_fail(int num_bytes) {
     DEBUG_printf("memory allocation failed, allocating %d bytes\n", num_bytes);
-    nlr_jump((mp_obj_t)&mp_const_MemoryError_obj);
+    nlr_raise((mp_obj_t)&mp_const_MemoryError_obj);
 }
 
 // these must correspond to the respective enum
diff --git a/py/sequence.c b/py/sequence.c
index 3aae4b9..3a4d65d 100644
--- a/py/sequence.c
+++ b/py/sequence.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "object not in sequence"));
+    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "object not in sequence"));
 }
 
 mp_obj_t mp_seq_count_obj(const mp_obj_t *items, uint len, mp_obj_t value) {
diff --git a/py/stream.c b/py/stream.c
index a0a2c68..56f475a 100644
--- a/py/stream.c
+++ b/py/stream.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     struct _mp_obj_base_t *o = (struct _mp_obj_base_t *)args[0];
     if (o->type->stream_p.read == NULL) {
         // CPython: io.UnsupportedOperation, OSError subclass
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
     }
 
     machine_int_t sz;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     int error;
     machine_int_t out_sz = o->type->stream_p.read(o, buf, sz, &error);
     if (out_sz == -1) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
     } else {
         mp_obj_t s = mp_obj_new_str(buf, out_sz, false); // will reallocate to use exact size
         m_free(buf, sz);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     struct _mp_obj_base_t *o = (struct _mp_obj_base_t *)self_in;
     if (o->type->stream_p.write == NULL) {
         // CPython: io.UnsupportedOperation, OSError subclass
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
     }
 
     uint sz;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     int error;
     machine_int_t out_sz = o->type->stream_p.write(self_in, buf, sz, &error);
     if (out_sz == -1) {
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
     } else {
         // http://docs.python.org/3/library/io.html#io.RawIOBase.write
         // "None is returned if the raw stream is set not to block and no single byte could be readily written to it."
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     struct _mp_obj_base_t *o = (struct _mp_obj_base_t *)self_in;
     if (o->type->stream_p.read == NULL) {
         // CPython: io.UnsupportedOperation, OSError subclass
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
     }
 
     int total_size = 0;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     while (true) {
         machine_int_t out_sz = o->type->stream_p.read(self_in, p, current_read, &error);
         if (out_sz == -1) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
         }
         if (out_sz == 0) {
             break;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             p = vstr_extend(vstr, current_read);
             if (p == NULL) {
                 // TODO
-                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError/*&mp_type_RuntimeError*/, "Out of memory"));
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError/*&mp_type_RuntimeError*/, "Out of memory"));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     struct _mp_obj_base_t *o = (struct _mp_obj_base_t *)args[0];
     if (o->type->stream_p.read == NULL) {
         // CPython: io.UnsupportedOperation, OSError subclass
-        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_OSError, "Operation not supported"));
     }
 
     machine_int_t max_size = -1;
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@
         char *p = vstr_add_len(vstr, 1);
         if (p == NULL) {
             // TODO
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError/*&mp_type_RuntimeError*/, "Out of memory"));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError/*&mp_type_RuntimeError*/, "Out of memory"));
         }
 
         machine_int_t out_sz = o->type->stream_p.read(o, p, 1, &error);
         if (out_sz == -1) {
-            nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
+            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_OSError, "[Errno %d]", error));
         }
         if (out_sz == 0) {
             // Back out previously added byte
diff --git a/py/vm.c b/py/vm.c
index f0afd62..277dccd 100644
--- a/py/vm.c
+++ b/py/vm.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             if (inject_exc != MP_OBJ_NULL && *ip != MP_BC_YIELD_FROM) {
                 mp_obj_t t = inject_exc;
                 inject_exc = MP_OBJ_NULL;
-                nlr_jump(mp_make_raise_obj(t));
+                nlr_raise(mp_make_raise_obj(t));
             }
             // loop to execute byte code
             for (;;) {
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
                         // if TOS is an integer, does something else
                         // else error
                         if (mp_obj_is_exception_type(TOP())) {
-                            nlr_jump(sp[-1]);
+                            nlr_raise(sp[-1]);
                         }
                         if (TOP() == mp_const_none) {
                             sp--;
@@ -749,12 +749,12 @@
                                 }
                             }
                             if (obj1 == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-                                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "No active exception to reraise"));
+                                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "No active exception to reraise"));
                             }
                         } else {
                             obj1 = POP();
                         }
-                        nlr_jump(mp_make_raise_obj(obj1));
+                        nlr_raise(mp_make_raise_obj(obj1));
 
                     case MP_BC_YIELD_VALUE:
 yield:
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
                     case MP_BC_YIELD_FROM: {
 //#define EXC_MATCH(exc, type) MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(exc, type)
 #define EXC_MATCH(exc, type) mp_obj_exception_match(exc, type)
-#define GENERATOR_EXIT_IF_NEEDED(t) if (t != MP_OBJ_NULL && EXC_MATCH(t, &mp_type_GeneratorExit)) { nlr_jump(t); }
+#define GENERATOR_EXIT_IF_NEEDED(t) if (t != MP_OBJ_NULL && EXC_MATCH(t, &mp_type_GeneratorExit)) { nlr_raise(t); }
                         mp_vm_return_kind_t ret_kind;
                         obj1 = POP();
                         mp_obj_t t_exc = MP_OBJ_NULL;
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
                                 GENERATOR_EXIT_IF_NEEDED(t_exc);
                                 break;
                             } else {
-                                nlr_jump(obj2);
+                                nlr_raise(obj2);
                             }
                         }
                     }