diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 0.8.1
+-------------
+
+Intercept exceptions thrown by the property, adhering to the new tasty API
+contract.
+
 Version 0.8.0.1
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/Test/Tasty/SmallCheck.hs b/Test/Tasty/SmallCheck.hs
--- a/Test/Tasty/SmallCheck.hs
+++ b/Test/Tasty/SmallCheck.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import qualified Test.SmallCheck.Drivers as SC
 import Test.SmallCheck hiding (smallCheck) -- for re-export
 import Test.SmallCheck.Drivers
+import Control.Exception
 import Data.Typeable
 import Data.Proxy
 import Data.IORef
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@
           , progressPercent = 0 -- we don't know the total number of tests
           }
 
-    scResult <- smallCheckWithHook depth hook prop
+    -- small check does not catch exceptions on its own, so lets do it
+    scResult <- try $ smallCheckWithHook depth hook prop
 
     (total, bad) <- readIORef counter
     let
@@ -70,8 +72,9 @@
 
     return $
       case scResult of
-        Nothing -> testPassed desc
-        Just f ->  testFailed $ ppFailure f
+        Left e         -> testFailed $ show (e :: SomeException)
+        Right Nothing  -> testPassed desc
+        Right (Just f) -> testFailed $ ppFailure f
 
 -- Copied from base to stay compatible with GHC 7.4.
 myAtomicModifyIORef' :: IORef a -> (a -> (a,b)) -> IO b
diff --git a/tasty-smallcheck.cabal b/tasty-smallcheck.cabal
--- a/tasty-smallcheck.cabal
+++ b/tasty-smallcheck.cabal
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Name:                tasty-smallcheck
-Version:             0.8.0.1
+Version:             0.8.1
 Cabal-Version:       >= 1.6
 Category:            Testing
 Synopsis:            SmallCheck support for the Tasty test framework.
 Description:         SmallCheck support for the Tasty test framework.
-License:             BSD3
+License:             MIT
 License-File:        LICENSE
 Author:              Roman Cheplyaka <roma@ro-che.info>
 Maintainer:          Roman Cheplyaka <roma@ro-che.info>