diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/core.clj b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/core.clj
index 44a0800e..677b35be 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/core.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/core.clj
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
    :static true}
   ([aseq]
    (try (clojure.lang.RT/seqToTypedArray (seq aseq))
-        (catch IllegalArgumentException _
+        (catch Throwable _
           (clojure.lang.RT/seqToTypedArray Object (seq aseq)))))
   ([type aseq]
    (clojure.lang.RT/seqToTypedArray type (seq aseq))))