diff --git a/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php b/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
index 39b6e2135..bc5f362bd 100644
--- a/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
+++ b/lib/classes/Swift/Transport/AbstractSmtpTransport.php
@@ -204,13 +204,10 @@ public function send(Swift_Mime_SimpleMessage $message, &$failedRecipients = nul
         try {
             $sent += $this->sendTo($message, $reversePath, $tos, $failedRecipients);
             $sent += $this->sendBcc($message, $reversePath, $bcc, $failedRecipients);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } finally {
             $message->setBcc($bcc);
-            throw $e;
         }
 
-        $message->setBcc($bcc);
-
         if ($evt) {
             if ($sent == count($to) + count($cc) + count($bcc)) {
                 $evt->setResult(Swift_Events_SendEvent::RESULT_SUCCESS);