diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/DigestAuthenticationFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/DigestAuthenticationFilter.java
index a108d760ec..5fa559facf 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/DigestAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/www/DigestAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public class DigestAuthenticationFilter extends GenericFilterBean
 					.md5Hex(this.nonceExpiryTime + ":" + entryPointKey);
 
 			if (!expectedNonceSignature.equals(nonceTokens[1])) {
-				new BadCredentialsException(DigestAuthenticationFilter.this.messages
+				throw new BadCredentialsException(DigestAuthenticationFilter.this.messages
 						.getMessage("DigestAuthenticationFilter.nonceCompromised",
 								new Object[] { nonceAsPlainText },
 								"Nonce token compromised {0}"));