diff --git a/wasm-node/CHANGELOG.md b/wasm-node/CHANGELOG.md
index 12c6070968..2a819fb5bd 100644
--- a/wasm-node/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/wasm-node/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix not absorbing the JavaScript exception triggered by the browser when connecting to a `ws://` node when smoldot is embedded in a web page served over `https://`. ([#795](https://github.com/smol-dot/smoldot/pull/795))
+
 ## 1.0.10 - 2023-06-19
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/wasm-node/javascript/src/internals/client.ts b/wasm-node/javascript/src/internals/client.ts
index cf2df48614..28e070e819 100644
--- a/wasm-node/javascript/src/internals/client.ts
+++ b/wasm-node/javascript/src/internals/client.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface PlatformBindings {
      * Tries to open a new connection using the given configuration.
      *
      * @see Connection
-     * @throws {@link ConnectionError} If the multiaddress couldn't be parsed or contains an invalid protocol.
+     * @throws {@link Error}
      */
     connect(config: ConnectionConfig): Connection;
 
@@ -331,40 +331,54 @@ export function start(options: ClientOptions, wasmModule: SmoldotBytecode | Prom
             }
             case "new-connection": {
                 const connectionId = event.connectionId;
-                state.connections.set(connectionId, platformBindings.connect({
-                    address: event.address,
-                    onConnectionReset(message) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.connections.delete(connectionId);
-                        state.instance.instance.connectionReset(connectionId, message);
-                    },
-                    onMessage(message, streamId) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.instance.instance.streamMessage(connectionId, message, streamId);
-                    },
-                    onStreamOpened(streamId, direction, initialWritableBytes) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.instance.instance.streamOpened(connectionId, streamId, direction, initialWritableBytes);
-                    },
-                    onOpen(info) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.instance.instance.connectionOpened(connectionId, info);
-                    },
-                    onWritableBytes(numExtra, streamId) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.instance.instance.streamWritableBytes(connectionId, numExtra, streamId);
-                    },
-                    onStreamReset(streamId) {
-                        if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
-                            throw new Error();
-                        state.instance.instance.streamReset(connectionId, streamId);
-                    },
-                }));
+
+                let connection;
+                try {
+                    connection = platformBindings.connect({
+                        address: event.address,
+                        onConnectionReset(message) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.connections.delete(connectionId);
+                            state.instance.instance.connectionReset(connectionId, message);
+                        },
+                        onMessage(message, streamId) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.instance.instance.streamMessage(connectionId, message, streamId);
+                        },
+                        onStreamOpened(streamId, direction, initialWritableBytes) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.instance.instance.streamOpened(connectionId, streamId, direction, initialWritableBytes);
+                        },
+                        onOpen(info) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.instance.instance.connectionOpened(connectionId, info);
+                        },
+                        onWritableBytes(numExtra, streamId) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.instance.instance.streamWritableBytes(connectionId, numExtra, streamId);
+                        },
+                        onStreamReset(streamId) {
+                            if (state.instance.status !== "ready")
+                                throw new Error();
+                            state.instance.instance.streamReset(connectionId, streamId);
+                        },
+                    });
+
+                } catch(error) {
+                    const errorMsg = error instanceof Error ? error.toString() : "Uncaught exception while connecting";
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        if (state.instance.status === 'ready')
+                            state.instance.instance.connectionReset(connectionId, errorMsg);
+                    }, 0);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                state.connections.set(connectionId, connection);
                 break;
             }
             case "connection-reset": {