diff --git a/src/FSharpLint.Core/Rules/Conventions/RaiseWithTooManyArguments/FailwithBadUsage.fs b/src/FSharpLint.Core/Rules/Conventions/RaiseWithTooManyArguments/FailwithBadUsage.fs
index 619a6cd4a..1ac1b8063 100644
--- a/src/FSharpLint.Core/Rules/Conventions/RaiseWithTooManyArguments/FailwithBadUsage.fs
+++ b/src/FSharpLint.Core/Rules/Conventions/RaiseWithTooManyArguments/FailwithBadUsage.fs
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ let private runner (args: AstNodeRuleParams) =
 
     let rec checkExpr node maybeIdentifier =
         match node with
+        | SynExpr.App (_, _, (SynExpr.App(_) as innerExpr), _, _) ->
+            checkExpr innerExpr maybeIdentifier
         | SynExpr.App (_, _, SynExpr.Ident failwithId, expression, range) when
             failwithId.idText = "failwith"
             || failwithId.idText = "failwithf"
diff --git a/tests/FSharpLint.Core.Tests/Rules/Conventions/FailwithBadUsage.fs b/tests/FSharpLint.Core.Tests/Rules/Conventions/FailwithBadUsage.fs
index 511c7d7e8..fdec0ba3a 100644
--- a/tests/FSharpLint.Core.Tests/Rules/Conventions/FailwithBadUsage.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharpLint.Core.Tests/Rules/Conventions/FailwithBadUsage.fs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ let bar () =
     member this.FailwithWithBadArgumentsEmptyMessage3() =
         this.Parse """
 let foo () =
-    failwith "foo"
+    failwith "foo1"
 let bar () =
     failwith String.Empty
 """
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ let bar () =
     member this.FailwithWithGoodArguments() =
         this.Parse """
 let foo () =
-    failwith "foo"
+    failwith "foo2"
 let bar () =
-    failwith "bar"
+    failwith "bar2"
 """
 
         this.AssertNoWarnings()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let bar () =
     member this.FailwithWithGoodArguments2() =
         this.Parse """
 let foo () =
-    failwith "foo"
+    failwith "foo3"
 """
 
         this.AssertNoWarnings()
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ try
     foo()
 with
 | e ->
-    failwith "bar"
+    failwith "bar4"
 """
 
         Assert.IsTrue this.ErrorsExist
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ try
     foo()
 with
 | e ->
-    raise new Exception("bar",e)
+    raise new Exception("bar5", e)
 """
 
         Assert.IsTrue this.NoErrorsExist
@@ -104,17 +104,39 @@ try
     foo()
 with
 | e ->
-    failwithf "bar"
+    failwithf "bar6"
 """
 
         Assert.IsTrue this.ErrorsExist
         Assert.IsTrue(this.ErrorExistsAt(6, 4))
 
     [<Test>]
-    member this.FailwithWithfGoodArguments2() =
+    member this.FailwithfShouldNotSwallowExceptions2() =
+        this.Parse """
+try
+    foo()
+with
+| e ->
+    failwithf "bar7 %i" 42
+"""
+
+        Assert.IsTrue this.ErrorsExist
+        Assert.IsTrue(this.ErrorExistsOnLine 6)
+
+    [<Test>]
+    member this.FailwithfWithGoodArguments() =
+        this.Parse """
+let foo () =
+    failwithf "foo8 %i" 42
+"""
+
+        this.AssertNoWarnings()
+
+    [<Test>]
+    member this.FailwithfWithGoodArguments2() =
         this.Parse """
 let foo () =
-    failwithf "foo"
+    failwithf "foo9"
 """
 
         this.AssertNoWarnings()