async function someFunc(throwError) { try { console.log('try... acquire resources') if (throwError) return Promise.reject(new Error('Something went wrong')) else return Promise.resolve({ result: 'Some result' }) } finally { console.log('finally... cleanup resources') } } async function main() { try { const res = await someFunc(true) console.log(res) } catch (ex) { console.error('Catching error outside of someFunc\n', ex) } } main()