diff --git a/lib/chai/config.js b/lib/chai/config.js
index ca1e30a79..412a0c806 100644
--- a/lib/chai/config.js
+++ b/lib/chai/config.js
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ module.exports = {
    * @api public
    */
 
-  proxyExcludedKeys: ['then', 'inspect', 'toJSON']
+  proxyExcludedKeys: ['then', 'catch', 'inspect', 'toJSON']
 };
diff --git a/test/configuration.js b/test/configuration.js
index 1f929d110..712731419 100644
--- a/test/configuration.js
+++ b/test/configuration.js
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ describe('configuration', function () {
       }
     };
 
-    it('should have default value equal to `[\'then\', \'inspect\', \'toJSON\']`', function() {
-      expect(chai.config.proxyExcludedKeys).to.be.deep.equal(['then', 'inspect', 'toJSON']);
+    it('should have default value equal to `[\'then\', \'catch\', \'inspect\', \'toJSON\']`', function() {
+      expect(chai.config.proxyExcludedKeys).to.be.deep.equal(['then', 'catch', 'inspect', 'toJSON']);
     });
 
     it('should not throw when accessing non-existing `then` and `inspect` in an environment with proxy support', function() {