diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b32288..8828624 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.17)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.18)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/std/assert.h b/include/blt/std/assert.h
index 0c6f4ef..827fddf 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/assert.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/assert.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace blt
 #define BLT_ASSERT(expr) do {                                                   \
         if (!static_cast<bool>(expr)) {                                         \
             blt::b_assert_failed(#expr, nullptr, __FILE__, __LINE__);           \
-            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);                                            \
         }                                                                       \
     } while (0)
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ namespace blt
 #define BLT_ASSERT_MSG(expr, fail_message) do {                                 \
         if (!static_cast<bool>(expr)) {                                         \
             blt::b_assert_failed(#expr, fail_message, __FILE__, __LINE__);      \
-            std::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);                                            \
         }                                                                       \
     } while (0)
 
diff --git a/src/blt/std/assert.cpp b/src/blt/std/assert.cpp
index 2b596e2..4ab9dd2 100644
--- a/src/blt/std/assert.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/std/assert.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ namespace blt {
         printStacktrace(messages, size, path, line);
         
         BLT_FREE_STACK_TRACE();
-#endif
+#else
         (void) expression;
         (void) msg;
         (void) path;
         (void) line;
+#endif
+        if (msg != nullptr)
+            throw abort_exception(msg);
+        throw abort_exception(expression);
     }
     
     void printStacktrace(char** messages, int size, const char* path, int line)