diff --git a/cameraview/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/engine/CameraEngine.java b/cameraview/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/engine/CameraEngine.java
index 0614789d..3569264d 100644
--- a/cameraview/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/engine/CameraEngine.java
+++ b/cameraview/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/cameraview/engine/CameraEngine.java
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.location.Location;
-
-
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
 
@@ -17,43 +15,43 @@ import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraException;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraLogger;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraOptions;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.PictureResult;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.VideoResult;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Audio;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.AudioCodec;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Facing;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Flash;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Hdr;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Mode;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.PictureFormat;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.VideoCodec;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.WhiteBalance;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.offset.Angles;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.offset.Reference;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.orchestrator.CameraOrchestrator;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.orchestrator.CameraState;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.orchestrator.CameraStateOrchestrator;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.metering.MeteringRegions;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.overlay.Overlay;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.VideoResult;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.offset.Angles;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.engine.offset.Reference;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.frame.Frame;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.frame.FrameManager;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.gesture.Gesture;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.internal.WorkerHandler;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.metering.MeteringRegions;
+import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.overlay.Overlay;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.picture.PictureRecorder;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.preview.CameraPreview;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Audio;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Facing;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Flash;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.gesture.Gesture;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Hdr;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.Mode;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.VideoCodec;
-import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.controls.WhiteBalance;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.size.Size;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.size.SizeSelector;
 import com.otaliastudios.cameraview.video.VideoRecorder;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
-
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+
 
 /**
  * PROCESS
@@ -234,11 +232,7 @@ public abstract class CameraEngine implements
                     LOG.e("EXCEPTION:", "Unexpected error! Executing destroy(true).");
                     destroy(true);
                     LOG.e("EXCEPTION:", "Unexpected error! Throwing.");
-                    if (throwable instanceof RuntimeException) {
-                        throw (RuntimeException) throwable;
-                    } else {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(throwable);
-                    }
+                    mCallback.dispatchError(new CameraException(throwable));
                 }
             }
         });