diff --git a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Async.ipf b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Async.ipf
index ee98ef4acd..f377ec7826 100644
--- a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Async.ipf
+++ b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Async.ipf
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ threadsafe static Function/DF ASYNC_Run_Worker(DFREF dfr)
 	catch
 		errmsg = GetRTErrMessage()
 		err    = ClearRTError()
+		if(!err && V_AbortCode)
+			err    = V_AbortCode
+			errmsg = GetErrMessage(err)
+		endif
 	endtry
 
 	if(IsFreeDatafolder(dfrOut))