diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
index 4f80706..53cea13 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
@@ -1302,11 +1302,16 @@ public class BinaryModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter implements InstructionOpcod
                 codeStream.writeOpCode( UNREACHABLE );
                 break;
             case TRY:
-                codeStream.writeOpCode( TRY );
+                codeStream.writeOpCode( options.useEH() ? TRY : BLOCK );
                 codeStream.writeValueType( ValueType.empty ); // void; the return type of the try. currently we does not use it
                 break;
             case CATCH:
-                codeStream.writeOpCode( CATCH );
+                if( options.useEH() ) {
+                    codeStream.writeOpCode( CATCH );
+                } else {
+                    codeStream.writeOpCode( BR );
+                    codeStream.writeVaruint32( 0 );
+                }
                 break;
             case THROW:
                 if( options.useEH() ) {
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
index f358d22..a08151a 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/text/TextModuleWriter.java
@@ -768,12 +768,12 @@ public class TextModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter {
                 name = "unreachable";
                 break;
             case TRY:
-                name = "try";
+                name = options.useEH() ? "try" : "block";
                 insetAfter++;
                 break;
             case CATCH:
                 inset--;
-                name = "catch";
+                name = options.useEH() ? "catch" : "br 0";
                 insetAfter++;
                 break;
             case THROW: