diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
index 550e519..6366497 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@
 
   if (!tfunction->is_async()) {
     for (x_iter = xceptions.begin(); x_iter != xceptions.end(); ++x_iter) {
-      f_service_ << " catch (" << (*x_iter)->get_type()->get_name() << " &" << (*x_iter)->get_name() << ") {" << endl;
+      f_service_ << " catch (" << type_name((*x_iter)->get_type()) << " &" << (*x_iter)->get_name() << ") {" << endl;
       if (!tfunction->is_async()) {
         indent_up();
         f_service_ <<