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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The `when` method MUST accept at least one argument:
 function($error, $value) { /* ... */ }
 ```
 
-Any implementation MUST at least provide these two parameters. The implementation MAY extend the `Awaitable` interface with additional parameters passed to the callback. Further arguments to `when` MUST have default values, so `when` can always be called with only one argument. `when` MUST NOT return a value.
+Any implementation MUST at least provide these two parameters. The implementation MAY extend the `Awaitable` interface with additional parameters passed to the callback. Further arguments to `when` MUST have default values, so `when` can always be called with only one argument. `when` MAY NOT return a value. `when` MUST NOT throw exceptions bubbling up from a callback invocation.
 
 > **NOTE:** The signature doesn't specify a type for `$error`. This is due to the new `Throwable` interface introduced in PHP 7. As this specification is PHP 5 compatible, we can use neither `Throwable` nor `Exception`.