diff --git a/src/Literate.jl b/src/Literate.jl
index 1111b45..1ffdc79 100644
--- a/src/Literate.jl
+++ b/src/Literate.jl
@@ -706,14 +706,16 @@ function execute_block(sb::Module, block::String)
     # Push a capturing display on the displaystack
     disp = LiterateDisplay()
     pushdisplay(disp)
-    # r is the result
-    # status = (true|false)
-    # _: backtrace
-    # str combined stdout, stderr output
-    c = IOCapture.capture(rethrow = InterruptException) do
+    # We use the following fields of the object returned by IOCapture.capture:
+    #  - c.value: return value of the do-block (or the error object, if it throws)
+    #  - c.error: set to `true` if the do-block throws an error
+    #  - c.output: combined stdout and stderr
+    # `rethrow = Union{}` means that we try-catch all the exceptions thrown in the do-block
+    # and return them via the return value (they get handled below).
+    c = IOCapture.capture(rethrow = Union{}) do
         include_string(sb, block)
     end
-    popdisplay(disp) # Documenter.withoutput has a try-catch so should always end up here
+    popdisplay(disp) # IOCapture.capture has a try-catch so should always end up here
     if c.error
         error("""
              $(sprint(showerror, c.value))