diff --git a/analyzer/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/commons/analyzer/ThrownExceptionNotInFunction.scala b/analyzer/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/commons/analyzer/ThrownExceptionNotInFunction.scala
index 95178ec6c..98551c087 100644
--- a/analyzer/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/commons/analyzer/ThrownExceptionNotInFunction.scala
+++ b/analyzer/src/main/scala/com/avsystem/commons/analyzer/ThrownExceptionNotInFunction.scala
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ final class ThrownExceptionNotInFunction(g: Global) extends AnalyzerRule(g, "thr
   import global.*
 
   def analyze(unit: CompilationUnit): Unit = unit.body.foreach(analyzeTree {
-    case Apply(f: TypeApply, args: List[Tree]) =>
+    case Apply(f: Tree, args: List[Tree]) =>
       args.zip(f.tpe.params).foreach {
-        case (arg: Throw, param) if definitions.isFunctionType(param.tpe) =>
+        case (arg, param) if definitions.isFunctionType(param.tpe) && arg.tpe <:< definitions.NothingTpe =>
           report(arg.pos, "exception thrown in place of function definition")
         case (_, _) =>
       }