diff --git a/impls/sml/step9_try.sml b/impls/sml/step9_try.sml
index ee3a8783..afbe45ee 100644
--- a/impls/sml/step9_try.sml
+++ b/impls/sml/step9_try.sml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ and evalTry e [a, LIST ([SYMBOL "catch*", b, c],_)] = (eval e a handle ex => eva
 and evalCatch e b ex body = eval (bind [b, exnVal ex] e) body
 
 and exnVal (MalException x)    = x
+  | exnVal (SyntaxError msg)   = STRING msg
   | exnVal (NotDefined msg)    = STRING msg
   | exnVal (NotApplicable msg) = STRING msg
   | exnVal (OutOfBounds msg)   = STRING msg
diff --git a/impls/sml/stepA_mal.sml b/impls/sml/stepA_mal.sml
index 4c1119dd..497e7714 100644
--- a/impls/sml/stepA_mal.sml
+++ b/impls/sml/stepA_mal.sml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ and evalTry e [a, LIST ([SYMBOL "catch*", b, c],_)] = (eval e a handle ex => eva
 and evalCatch e b ex body = eval (bind [b, exnVal ex] e) body
 
 and exnVal (MalException x)    = x
+  | exnVal (SyntaxError msg)   = STRING msg
   | exnVal (NotDefined msg)    = STRING msg
   | exnVal (NotApplicable msg) = STRING msg
   | exnVal (OutOfBounds msg)   = STRING msg
diff --git a/impls/tests/step9_try.mal b/impls/tests/step9_try.mal
index 975cb541..b3a5b1ed 100644
--- a/impls/tests/step9_try.mal
+++ b/impls/tests/step9_try.mal
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 (try* (map throw (list "my err")) (catch* exc exc))
 ;=>"my err"
 
+
 ;;
 ;; Testing builtin functions