diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/worlds/worlds.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/worlds/worlds.factor
index eea2933b04..05466f4673 100644
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/worlds/worlds.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/worlds/worlds.factor
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ ui-error-hook [ [ rethrow ] ] initialize
                 dup [ draw-world* ] with-gl-context
                 flush-layout-cache-hook get call( -- )
             ] [
-                over <world-error> ui-error
-                f >>active? drop
+                swap f >>active? <world-error> ui-error
             ] recover
         ] with-variable
     ] [ drop ] if ;