diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/data/info/JvmInformation.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/data/info/JvmInformation.java
index d5e69979..5ef36de9 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/data/info/JvmInformation.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/data/info/JvmInformation.java
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ public final class JvmInformation {
      * Returns the Java version this JVM implements.
      *
      * @return the Java version
+     * @throws NumberFormatException if the version could not be converted into an int
      * @since 1-alpha0
      */
-    public static int getJavaVersion() {
+    public static int getJavaVersion() throws NumberFormatException {
         String version = System.getProperty("java.version");
 
         if (version.startsWith("1."))  // Omit "1." (if present)
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ public final class JvmInformation {
         try {
             return Integer.parseInt(version);
         } catch (NumberFormatException exception) {
-            Logger.crash(new LogIssuer(JvmInformation.class, CodePart.ENGINE), "Could not parse Java version: Integer conversion failed for string \"" + version + "\"");
-            return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+            Logger.crash(new LogIssuer(JvmInformation.class, CodePart.ENGINE), "Could not parse Java version: Integer conversion failed for string \"" + version + "\"", exception);
+            throw exception;
         }
     }