diff --git a/src/input/Manager.cc b/src/input/Manager.cc
index 40e3c413bb..d278933125 100644
--- a/src/input/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/input/Manager.cc
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ bool Manager::Delete(ReaderFrontend* reader, Value* *vals)
 
 bool Manager::CallPred(Func* pred_func, const int numvals, ...)
 	{
-	bool result;
+	bool result = false;
 	val_list vl(numvals);
 
 	va_list lP;
@@ -1555,8 +1555,11 @@ bool Manager::CallPred(Func* pred_func, const int numvals, ...)
 	va_end(lP);
 
 	Val* v = pred_func->Call(&vl);
-	result = v->AsBool();
-	Unref(v);
+	if ( v ) 
+		{
+		result = v->AsBool();
+		Unref(v);
+		}
 
 	return(result);
 	}
diff --git a/src/logging/Manager.cc b/src/logging/Manager.cc
index b1b289a478..6729ec24d2 100644
--- a/src/logging/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/logging/Manager.cc
@@ -686,16 +686,13 @@ bool Manager::Write(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* columns)
 
 			int result = 1;
 
-			try
+			Val* v = filter->pred->Call(&vl);
+			if ( v ) 
 				{
-				Val* v = filter->pred->Call(&vl);
 				result = v->AsBool();
 				Unref(v);
 				}
 
-			catch ( InterpreterException& e )
-				{ /* Already reported. */ }
-
 			if ( ! result )
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -726,12 +723,9 @@ bool Manager::Write(EnumVal* id, RecordVal* columns)
 
 			Val* v = 0;
 
-			try
-				{
-				v = filter->path_func->Call(&vl);
-				}
+			v = filter->path_func->Call(&vl);
 
-			catch ( InterpreterException& e )
+			if ( !v )
 				{
 				return false;
 				}
@@ -1381,16 +1375,13 @@ bool Manager::FinishedRotation(WriterFrontend* writer, const char* new_name, con
 
 	int result = 0;
 
-	try
+	Val* v = func->Call(&vl);
+	if ( v ) 
 		{
-		Val* v = func->Call(&vl);
 		result = v->AsBool();
 		Unref(v);
 		}
 
-	catch ( InterpreterException& e )
-		{ /* Already reported. */ }
-
 	return result;
 	}