1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/beust/jcommander/converters/IntegerConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/beust/jcommander/converters/IntegerConverter.java
index 2efe058..77c52c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/beust/jcommander/converters/IntegerConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/beust/jcommander/converters/IntegerConverter.java
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 package com.beust.jcommander.converters;
 
 import com.beust.jcommander.IStringConverter;
+import com.beust.jcommander.ParameterException;
 
 public class IntegerConverter implements IStringConverter<Integer> {
 
   @Override
   public Integer convert(String value) {
-    return Integer.parseInt(value);
+    try {
+      return Integer.parseInt(value);
+    } catch(NumberFormatException ex) {
+      throw new ParameterException(ex);
+    }
   }
 
 }