diff --git a/src/runtime/app.ts b/src/runtime/app.ts
index caca43f5..c018797c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/app.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/app.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ export class App<
   handleError(...args: Parameters<typeof handleError>) {
     return handleError(...args);
   }
+
+  onUnhandledError(error: Error) {
+    console.warn(`[Owl] Unhandled error. Destroying the root component`);
+    try {
+      this.destroy();
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
 }
 
 export async function mount<
diff --git a/src/runtime/error_handling.ts b/src/runtime/error_handling.ts
index 4b4134d6..8a51001a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/error_handling.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/error_handling.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ export function handleError(params: ErrorParams) {
 
   const handled = _handleError(node, error);
   if (!handled) {
-    console.warn(`[Owl] Unhandled error. Destroying the root component`);
-    try {
-      node.app.destroy();
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e);
-    }
-    throw error;
+    node.app.onUnhandledError(error);
   }
 }