1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/format.cc b/format.cc
index 78734d72..1b4be467 100644
--- a/format.cc
+++ b/format.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void format_t::parse(const string& fmt)
 
     if (current->max_width != -1 && current->min_width != -1 &&
 	current->max_width < current->min_width)
-      throw new format_error("Maximum width is less than the minimum width");
+      throw_(format_exception, "Maximum width is less than the minimum width");
 
     switch (*p) {
     case '|':
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void format_t::parse(const string& fmt)
 	p++;
       }
       if (*p != close)
-	throw new format_error(string("Missing '") + close + "'");
+	throw_(format_exception, "Missing '" << close << "'");
 
       if (open == '{') {
 	assert(! current->xpath);