@@ -463,11 +463,16 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((t = vasprintf(&string, [fmt cString], args)) == -1) {
 		c = isa;
 		[super dealloc];
-		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException newWithClass: c];
+
+		/*
+		 * This is only the most likely error to happen. Unfortunately,
+		 * there is no good way to check what really happened.
+		 */
+		@throw [OFOutOfMemoryException newWithClass: c];
 	}
 	length = t;
 
 	switch (of_string_check_utf8(string, length)) {
 		case 1: