diff --git a/substrate/executor/src/native_executor.rs b/substrate/executor/src/native_executor.rs
index 0925762f74..3018157001 100644
--- a/substrate/executor/src/native_executor.rs
+++ b/substrate/executor/src/native_executor.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ use runtime_std;
 
 pub struct NativeExecutor;
 
+fn safe_call<F: ::std::panic::UnwindSafe + FnOnce() -> Vec<u8>>(f: F) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+	catch_unwind(f).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::Runtime.into())
+}
+
 impl CodeExecutor for NativeExecutor {
 	type Error = Error;
 
@@ -23,8 +27,8 @@ impl CodeExecutor for NativeExecutor {
 		let native_equivalent = include_bytes!("../../wasm-runtime/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/runtime_polkadot.compact.wasm");
 		if code == &native_equivalent[..] {
 			runtime_std::with_externalities(ext, || match method {
-				"execute_block" => catch_unwind(|| runtime::execute_block(&data.0)).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::Runtime.into()),
-				"execute_transaction" => catch_unwind(|| runtime::execute_transaction(&data.0)).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::Runtime.into()),
+				"execute_block" => safe_call(|| runtime::execute_block(&data.0)),
+				"execute_transaction" => safe_call(|| runtime::execute_transaction(&data.0)),
 				_ => Err(ErrorKind::MethodNotFound(method.to_owned()).into()),
 			})
 		} else {