diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
index 74a59306..31a1bf41 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@
 //// Comment out the above line if you don't want errors and warnings printed (eg. failed decompositions)
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
+// #define ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS)
 // #define ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS
 #endif
@@ -311,6 +315,10 @@
   #undef ARMA_PRINT_ERRORS
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
+  #undef ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS
+#endif
+
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS)
   #undef ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS
 #endif
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
index fd52c4c1..9b60a744 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@
 //// Comment out the above line if you don't want errors and warnings printed (eg. failed decompositions)
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
+// #define ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS)
 // #define ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS
 #endif
@@ -311,6 +315,10 @@
   #undef ARMA_PRINT_ERRORS
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS)
+  #undef ARMA_PRINT_EXCEPTIONS
+#endif
+
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS)
   #undef ARMA_PRINT_HDF5_ERRORS
 #endif