diff --git a/stix/kernel/Context.st b/stix/kernel/Context.st
index 688a09c..4d6f18c 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/Context.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/Context.st
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ thisContext isHandlerContext dump.
 		self signal.
 	}
 
+	#method pass
+	{
+		## pass the exception to the outer context
+		## TODO:
+	}
+
 	#method isHandled
 	{
 		^self handlerContext notNil
@@ -309,7 +315,7 @@ thisContext isHandlerContext dump.
 
 	#method handle
 	{
-		self return: (self.handlerContext handlerBlock value: self)
+		Processor return: (self.handlerContext handlerBlock value: self) to: (self.handlerContext sender)
 	}
 
 	#method notHandled
@@ -322,28 +328,23 @@ Processor activeProcess terminate.
 	#method handlerContext
 	{
 		(self.handlerContext notNil) ifTrue: [ ^self.handlerContext ].
-		^self handlerContextStartingFrom: self.signalContext sender.
+		self.handlerContext := self findHandlerContextStartingFrom: self.signalContext.
+		^self.handlerContext.
 	}
 
-	#method handlerContextStartingFrom: aContext
+	#method findHandlerContextStartingFrom: aContext
 	{
 		## Find exception handling context starting from a given context
-
 		| ctx |
 
 		ctx := aContext.
 		[ ctx notNil ]
 			whileTrue: [
-				(ctx handles: self) ifTrue: [ ^self.handlerContext := ctx ].
+				(ctx handles: self) ifTrue: [ ^ ctx ].
 				ctx := ctx sender
 			].
 		^nil
 	}
-	
-	#method return: anObject
-	{
-		Processor return: anObject to: (self.handlerContext parent)
-	}
 }
 
 #class NoSuchMessageException(Exception)
diff --git a/stix/kernel/test-011.st b/stix/kernel/test-011.st
index 395b7eb..ccfc3ea 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/test-011.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/test-011.st
@@ -37,8 +37,22 @@
 #class MyObject(TestObject)
 {
 
+	#method(#class) main2
+	{
+		| k |
+		k := ['this is test-011' dump. Exception signal. 8888 dump. ] 
+			on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'Exception occurred' dump.  ex dump. 'Getting back to' dump. 80. ex pass ].
+
+		k dump.
+		'END OF test-011' dump.
+	}
+
 	#method(#class) main
 	{
-		['this is test-011' dump. Exception signal. ] on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'Exception occurred' dump ].
+		'>>>>> BEGINNING OF MAIN' dump.
+		
+		[ self main2 ] on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'EXCEPTION CAUGHT IN MAIN....' dump ].
+
+		'>>>>> END OF MAIN' dump.
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stix/lib/exec.c b/stix/lib/exec.c
index a1f3d57..b4bbce4 100644
--- a/stix/lib/exec.c
+++ b/stix/lib/exec.c
@@ -1839,9 +1839,14 @@ static int prim_processor_return_to (stix_t* stix, stix_ooi_t nargs)
 
 	if (rcv != (stix_oop_t)stix->processor) return 0;
 /* TODO: check if ctx is a block context or a method context */
+	STIX_ASSERT (STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ctx) == stix->_block_context ||
+	             STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ctx) == stix->_method_context);
 
 	ACTIVE_STACK_POPS (stix, nargs + 1); /* pop arguments and receiver */
-	SWITCH_ACTIVE_CONTEXT (stix, ctx);
+
+
+	ACTIVE_STACK_PUSH (stix, ret);
+	SWITCH_ACTIVE_CONTEXT (stix, (stix_oop_context_t)ctx);
 
 	return 1;
 }