diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/Result.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/Result.kt
index 44b14af..f8d3283 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/Result.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/Result.kt
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ sealed class Result<out V, out E> {
     companion object {
 
         /**
-         * Invokes a [function] and wraps it in a [Result], returning an [Err] if a [Throwable]
+         * Invokes a [function] and wraps it in a [Result], returning an [Err] if an [Exception]
          * was thrown, otherwise [Ok].
          */
-        inline fun <T> of(function: () -> T): Result<T, Throwable> {
+        inline fun <T> of(function: () -> T): Result<T, Exception> {
             return try {
                 Ok(function.invoke())
-            } catch (t: Throwable) {
-                Err(t)
+            } catch (ex: Exception) {
+                Err(ex)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/ResultTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/ResultTest.kt
index dcd574c..414393d 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/ResultTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/com/github/michaelbull/result/ResultTest.kt
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ internal class ResultTest {
 
         @Test
         internal fun returnsErrIfInvocationFails() {
-            val throwable = IllegalArgumentException("throw me")
-            val callback = { throw throwable }
+            val exception = IllegalArgumentException("throw me")
+            val callback = { throw exception }
             val error = Result.of(callback).getError()!!
 
             assertSame(
-                expected = throwable,
+                expected = exception,
                 actual = error
             )
         }