diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/actions/SystemEditionAction.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/actions/SystemEditionAction.java
index ba9e05e8cd3..9bc90612e8b 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/actions/SystemEditionAction.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/actions/SystemEditionAction.java
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ public class SystemEditionAction extends SystemBaseAction
 		{
 			throw new InvocationTargetException(e);
 		}
+		catch (Exception e) // TODO in Eclipse 3.3 this should be changed to IOException
+		{
+			throw new InvocationTargetException(e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private IDocument getDocument(IFile file)