diff --git a/src/MetaModelica.jl b/src/MetaModelica.jl
index e65feb9..d372650 100644
--- a/src/MetaModelica.jl
+++ b/src/MetaModelica.jl
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ include("union.jl")
 import .UniontypeDef
 using .UniontypeDef
 using ImmutableList
+
+function filterMetaModelicaExceptionAndThrow(e)
+  if !isa(e, MetaModelicaException) && !isa(e, ImmutableListException)
+    if isa(e, MatchFailure)
+      println("MatchFailure:" + e.msg)
+      fflush(stdout)
+    else
+      showerror(stderr, e, catch_backtrace())
+      fflush(stderr)
+    end
+    rethrow(e)
+  end
+end
+
 include("matchcontinue.jl")
 include("functionInheritance.jl")
 include("metaRuntime.jl")
@@ -25,6 +39,7 @@ include("utilityMacros.jl")
 export @match, @matchcontinue, MatchFailure, ModelicaReal, ModelicaInteger
 export @Uniontype, @Record, @UniontypeDecl, @ExtendedFunction, @ExtendedAnonFunction
 export List, list, Nil, nil, Cons, cons, =>, Option, SOME, NONE, SourceInfo, SOURCEINFO
+export filterMetaModelicaExceptionAndThrow
 export @do_threaded_for, <|, @shouldFail, sourceInfo, _cons, @importDBG
 export @assign
 
diff --git a/src/matchcontinue.jl b/src/matchcontinue.jl
index 15e301b..bffb170 100644
--- a/src/matchcontinue.jl
+++ b/src/matchcontinue.jl
@@ -325,14 +325,7 @@ function handle_match_case(value, case, tail, asserts, matchcontinue::Bool)
             #else
             #  showerror(stderr, e, catch_backtrace())
             #end
-            if !isa(e, MetaModelicaException) && !isa(e, ImmutableListException)
-              if isa(e, MatchFailure)
-                println("MatchFailure:" + e.msg)
-              else
-                showerror(stderr, e, catch_backtrace())
-              end
-              rethrow(e)
-            end
+            filterMetaModelicaExceptionAndThrow(e)
             __omc_match_done = false
           end
         end