diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e0096bfd28..b4c4365bf6 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,18 +26,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   MPI_Init(&argc,&argv);
 
-  try {
+  //  try {
     LAMMPS *lammps = new LAMMPS(argc,argv,MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-
     lammps->input->file();
     delete lammps;
-  }
+    // }
 
-  catch(...) {
-    int me;
-    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD,&me);
-    fprintf(stderr,"Unknown exception caught on rank %d\n",me);
-  }
+    // catch(...) {
+    //int me;
+    //MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD,&me);
+    //fprintf(stderr,"Unknown exception caught on rank %d\n",me);
+    // }
 
   MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
   MPI_Finalize();