diff --git a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/src/main/java/org/jooq/example/spring/exception/ExceptionTranslator.java b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/src/main/java/org/jooq/example/spring/exception/ExceptionTranslator.java
index 04cff9cfd8..9fcbf7b23f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/src/main/java/org/jooq/example/spring/exception/ExceptionTranslator.java
+++ b/jOOQ-examples/jOOQ-spring-example/src/main/java/org/jooq/example/spring/exception/ExceptionTranslator.java
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ public class ExceptionTranslator extends DefaultExecuteListener {
 
     @Override
     public void exception(ExecuteContext ctx) {
-        SQLDialect dialect = ctx.configuration().dialect();
-        SQLExceptionTranslator translator = (dialect != null)
-                ? new SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator(dialect.name())
-                : new SQLStateSQLExceptionTranslator();
+    	
+        // [#4391] Translate only SQLExceptions
+        if (ctx.sqlException() != null) {
+            SQLDialect dialect = ctx.configuration().dialect();
+            SQLExceptionTranslator translator = (dialect != null)
+                    ? new SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator(dialect.name())
+                    : new SQLStateSQLExceptionTranslator();
 
-        ctx.exception(translator.translate("jOOQ", ctx.sql(), ctx.sqlException()));
+            ctx.exception(translator.translate("jOOQ", ctx.sql(), ctx.sqlException()));
+        }
     }
 }