diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyExceptionBreakpointProperties.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyExceptionBreakpointProperties.java
index d6bfd13f488c..7799cfccdfa3 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyExceptionBreakpointProperties.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyExceptionBreakpointProperties.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class PyExceptionBreakpointProperties extends ExceptionBreakpointProperti
 
   public PyExceptionBreakpointProperties(@NotNull final String exception) {
     myException = exception;
+    myNotifyOnTerminate = true;
   }
 
   @Override