diff --git a/include/internal/catch_capture_matchers.cpp b/include/internal/catch_capture_matchers.cpp
index 8c30a154..758177e9 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_capture_matchers.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_capture_matchers.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ namespace Catch {
     // There is another overload, in catch_assertinhandler.h/.cpp, that only takes a string and infers
     // the Equals matcher (so the header does not mention matchers)
     void handleExceptionMatchExpr( AssertionHandler& handler, StringMatcher const& matcher, StringRef matcherString  ) {
-        MatchExpr<std::string, StringMatcher const&> expr( Catch::translateActiveException(), matcher, matcherString );
+        std::string exceptionMessage = Catch::translateActiveException();
+        MatchExpr<std::string, StringMatcher const&> expr( exceptionMessage, matcher, matcherString );
         handler.handle( expr );
     }