diff --git a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
index 60eed48..bcd1f65 100644
--- a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
+++ b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base-dns.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                              queryAnswer.buf,
                              sizeof(queryAnswer));
   if (answerSize == 0) {
-    throw Error("No DNS SRV records found for " + srvDomain);
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("No DNS SRV records found for " + srvDomain));
   }
   return parseSrvRr(queryAnswer, answerSize);
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                               sizeof(queryAnswer));
 
   if (answerSize == 0) {
-    throw Error("No DNS SRV records found for _ndn._udp");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("No DNS SRV records found for _ndn._udp"));
   }
 
   return parseSrvRr(queryAnswer, answerSize);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
   };
 
   if (ntohs(queryAnswer.header.ancount) == 0) {
-    throw Error("SRV record cannot be parsed");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("SRV record cannot be parsed"));
   }
 
   const uint8_t* blob = queryAnswer.buf + NS_HFIXEDSZ;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                                  srvName,                       // expanded server name
                                  NS_MAXDNAME);
   if (serverNameSize <= 0) {
-    throw Error("SRV record cannot be parsed (error decoding domain name)");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("SRV record cannot be parsed (error decoding domain name)"));
   }
 
   const srv_t* server = reinterpret_cast<const srv_t*>(&blob[sizeof(rechdr)]);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
                                hostName,                      // expanded host name
                                NS_MAXDNAME);
   if (hostNameSize <= 0) {
-    throw Error("SRV record cannot be parsed (error decoding host name)");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("SRV record cannot be parsed (error decoding host name)"));
   }
 
   std::string uri = "udp://";
diff --git a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
index bc14d9a..c896e67 100644
--- a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
+++ b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/base.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "FaceUri canonization failed: " << reason;
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 void
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "Failed to create face: " << error << " (code: " << code << ")";
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 void
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << "Failed in name registration, " << error << " (code: " << code << ")";
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/main.cpp b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/main.cpp
index f7eb5db..2216535 100644
--- a/tools/ndn-autoconfig/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/ndn-autoconfig/main.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                [&] (const std::string& errorMessage) {
                  std::cerr << "Stage 3 failed: " << errorMessage << std::endl;
                  if (!m_isDaemonMode)
-                   throw Error("No more stages, automatic discovery failed");
+                   BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("No more stages, automatic discovery failed"));
                  else
                    std::cerr << "No more stages, automatic discovery failed" << std::endl;
                })
diff --git a/tools/nfdc.cpp b/tools/nfdc.cpp
index 0e5b8b9..4d65cf3 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc.cpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc.cpp
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@
 void
 Nfdc::onCanonizeFailure(const std::string& reason)
 {
-  throw Error(reason);
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(reason));
 }
 
 void
 Nfdc::onObtainFaceIdFailure(const std::string& message)
 {
-  throw Error(message);
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(message));
 }
 
 void
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
 {
   boost::regex e("^[a-z0-9]+\\:.*");
   if (!boost::regex_match(m_commandLineArguments[0], e))
-    throw Error("invalid uri format");
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("invalid uri format"));
 
   ndn::util::FaceUri faceUri;
   faceUri.parse(m_commandLineArguments[0]);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 {
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << message << ": " << error << " (code: " << code << ")";
-  throw Error(os.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error(os.str()));
 }
 
 } // namespace nfdc