diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
index bc10d1c..38845f2 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/jwebassembly/binary/BinaryModuleWriter.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class BinaryModuleWriter extends ModuleWriter implements InstructionOpcod
             stream.writeVaruint32( 0 ); // event type: exception = 0
             stream.writeVaruint32( exceptionSignatureIndex );
 
-            wasm.writeSection( SectionType.Export, stream );
+            wasm.writeSection( SectionType.Event, stream );
         }
     }