diff --git a/stix/kernel/Context.st b/stix/kernel/Context.st
index 4d6f18c..2538b38 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/Context.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/Context.st
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ thisContext isHandlerContext dump.
 (thisContext basicAt: 8) dump.  ## this should be anException
 (thisContext basicAt: 9) dump.  ## this should be anExceptionBlock
 (thisContext basicAt: 10) dump.  ## this should be handlerActive
-'on:do: ok.............' dump.
+'on:do: ABOUT TO EVALUE THE RECEIVER BLOCK' dump.
 
 		^self value.
 	}
@@ -291,9 +291,18 @@ thisContext isHandlerContext dump.
 	#method signal 
 	{
 		self.signalContext := thisContext.
-		self isHandled
-			ifTrue: [ self handle ]
-			ifFalse: [ self notHandled ].
+
+		self.handlerContext isNil ifTrue: [
+			self.handlerContext := self findHandlerContextStartingFrom: self.signalContext
+		].
+
+		self.handlerContext isNil 
+			ifTrue: [ self notHandled ]
+			ifFalse: [ self handle ].
+
+		## self isHandled
+		##	ifTrue: [ self handle ]
+		##	ifFalse: [ self notHandled ].
 	}
 
 	#method signal: text
@@ -306,8 +315,33 @@ thisContext isHandlerContext dump.
 	{
 		## pass the exception to the outer context
 		## TODO:
+		self.handlerContext := self findHandlerContextStartingFrom: (self.handlerContext sender).
+		self.handlerContext isNil 
+			ifTrue: [ self notHandled ]
+			ifFalse: [ self handle ].
 	}
 
+	#method return: value
+	{
+		self.handlerContext isNil ifFalse: [
+			Processor return: value to: (self.handlerContext sender)
+		]
+	}
+
+	#method retry
+	{
+		## ##>>> Processor return: nil to: (self.signalContext sender).
+	}
+
+	#method resume
+	{
+		## is this correct???
+		Processor return: nil to: (self.signalContext sender).
+	}
+
+	## ####################################################################
+	## ####################################################################
+
 	#method isHandled
 	{
 		^self handlerContext notNil
diff --git a/stix/kernel/test-011.st b/stix/kernel/test-011.st
index ccfc3ea..abab6c2 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/test-011.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/test-011.st
@@ -41,7 +41,23 @@
 	{
 		| 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 ].
+			on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'Exception occurred' dump.  ex dump. 'Getting back to' dump. ex return: 9999. 'AFTER RETURN' dump. ].
+
+		k dump.
+		'END OF test-011' dump.
+	}
+
+	#method(#class) test3
+	{
+		| k j |
+		j := 20.
+		k := [
+			'>>> TEST3 METHOD >>> ' dump.
+			j dump.
+			(j < 25) ifTrue: [Exception signal]. 
+			'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' dump.
+			'JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ' dump. 
+		] on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'Exception occurred' dump.  j := j + 1. ex resume. ].
 
 		k dump.
 		'END OF test-011' dump.
@@ -50,9 +66,11 @@
 	#method(#class) main
 	{
 		'>>>>> BEGINNING OF MAIN' dump.
-		
-		[ self main2 ] on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'EXCEPTION CAUGHT IN MAIN....' dump ].
 
+		[ self main2 ] on: Exception do: [ :ex | 'EXCEPTION CAUGHT IN MAIN....' dump. "ex pass" ].
+
+		'##############################' dump.
+		self test3.
 		'>>>>> END OF MAIN' dump.
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stix/lib/exec.c b/stix/lib/exec.c
index 9e35a58..aa866c6 100644
--- a/stix/lib/exec.c
+++ b/stix/lib/exec.c
@@ -1854,13 +1854,12 @@ static int prim_processor_return_to (stix_t* stix, stix_ooi_t nargs)
 	ctx = ACTIVE_STACK_GET(stix, stix->sp);
 
 	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);
+
+	if (STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ctx) != stix->_block_context &&
+	    STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ctx) == stix->_method_context) return 0;
 
 	ACTIVE_STACK_POPS (stix, nargs + 1); /* pop arguments and receiver */
 
-
 	ACTIVE_STACK_PUSH (stix, ret);
 	SWITCH_ACTIVE_CONTEXT (stix, (stix_oop_context_t)ctx);