diff --git a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
index 7974f07b07a..33166a9c5cb 100644
--- a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ bool producer_plugin_impl::maybe_produce_block() {
          return false;
       } FC_LOG_AND_DROP();
    } catch ( boost::interprocess::bad_alloc&) {
-      raise(SIGUSR1);
+      chain_plugin::handle_db_exhaustion();
       return false;
    }