diff --git a/src/chrome/chromeDebugAdapter.ts b/src/chrome/chromeDebugAdapter.ts
index 9fef14f41..b1c372e86 100644
--- a/src/chrome/chromeDebugAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/chrome/chromeDebugAdapter.ts
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ export abstract class ChromeDebugAdapter implements IDebugAdapter {
         if (notification.reason === 'exception') {
             reason = 'exception';
             this._exception = notification.data;
+        } else if (notification.reason === 'promiseRejection') {
+            reason = 'promise rejection';
+            this._exception = notification.data;
         } else if (notification.hitBreakpoints && notification.hitBreakpoints.length) {
             reason = 'breakpoint';
 
@@ -372,8 +375,6 @@ export abstract class ChromeDebugAdapter implements IDebugAdapter {
             // If this was a step, check whether to smart step
             reason = expectingStopReason;
             smartStepP = this.shouldSmartStep(this._currentStack[0]);
-        } else if (notification.reason === 'promiseRejection') {
-            reason = 'promise rejection';
         } else {
             reason = 'debugger';
         }