diff --git a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
index a1acbc09..13a86278 100644
--- a/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
+++ b/dibi/libs/DibiTranslator.php
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ final class DibiTranslator extends DibiObject
 			return $matches[9] == '' ? $this->formatValue($m, FALSE) : $m . $matches[9]; // value or identifier
 		}
 
-		die('this should be never executed');
+		throw new Exception('this should be never executed');
 	}