diff --git a/libdevcore/FixedHash.h b/libdevcore/FixedHash.h
index a5b65458c..88b42f16c 100644
--- a/libdevcore/FixedHash.h
+++ b/libdevcore/FixedHash.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 	explicit FixedHash(byte const* _bs, ConstructFromPointerType) { memcpy(m_data.data(), _bs, N); }
 
 	/// Explicitly construct, copying from a  string.
-	explicit FixedHash(std::string const& _s, ConstructFromStringType _t = FromHex, ConstructFromHashType _ht = FailIfDifferent): FixedHash(_t == FromHex ? fromHex(_s) : dev::asBytes(_s), _ht) {}
+	explicit FixedHash(std::string const& _s, ConstructFromStringType _t = FromHex, ConstructFromHashType _ht = FailIfDifferent): FixedHash(_t == FromHex ? fromHex(_s, WhenError::Throw) : dev::asBytes(_s), _ht) {}
 
 	/// Convert to arithmetic type.
 	operator Arith() const { return fromBigEndian<Arith>(m_data); }