diff --git a/src/executive.rs b/src/executive.rs
index 93de7b1f4..75195dc06 100644
--- a/src/executive.rs
+++ b/src/executive.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct Substate {
 	/// Refund counter of SSTORE nonzero->zero.
 	refunds_count: U256,
 	/// True if transaction, or one of its subcalls runs out of gas.
-	out_of_gas: bool,
+	excepted: bool,
 	/// Created contracts.
 	contracts_created: Vec<Address>
 }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Substate {
 			suicides: HashSet::new(),
 			logs: vec![],
 			refunds_count: U256::zero(),
-			out_of_gas: false,
+			excepted: false,
 			contracts_created: vec![]
 		}
 	}
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ impl Substate {
 		self.suicides.extend(s.suicides.into_iter());
 		self.logs.extend(s.logs.into_iter());
 		self.refunds_count = self.refunds_count + s.refunds_count;
-		self.out_of_gas |= s.out_of_gas;
+		self.excepted |= s.excepted;
 		self.contracts_created.extend(s.contracts_created.into_iter());
 	}
 
-	pub fn out_of_gas(&self) -> bool { self.out_of_gas }
+	pub fn excepted(&self) -> bool { self.excepted }
 }
 
 /// Transaction execution receipt.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub struct Executed {
 	/// Vector of logs generated by transaction.
 	pub logs: Vec<LogEntry>,
 	/// Execution ended running out of gas.
-	pub out_of_gas: bool,
+	pub excepted: bool,
 	/// Addresses of contracts created during execution of transaction.
 	/// Ordered from earliest creation.
 	/// 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 					refunded: refund,
 					cumulative_gas_used: self.info.gas_used + gas_used,
 					logs: substate.logs,
-					out_of_gas: substate.out_of_gas,
+					excepted: substate.excepted,
 					contracts_created: substate.contracts_created
 				})
 			},
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 					refunded: U256::zero(),
 					cumulative_gas_used: self.info.gas_used + t.gas,
 					logs: vec![],
-					out_of_gas: true,
+					excepted: true,
 					contracts_created: vec![]
 				})
 			}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl<'a> Executive<'a> {
 		// TODO: handle other evm::Errors same as OutOfGas once they are implemented
 		match result {
 			&Err(evm::Error::OutOfGas) => {
-				substate.out_of_gas = true;
+				substate.excepted = true;
 				self.state.revert(backup);
 			},
 			&Ok(_) | &Err(evm::Error::Internal) => substate.accrue(un_substate)
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(executed.refunded, U256::from(58_699));
 		assert_eq!(executed.cumulative_gas_used, U256::from(41_301));
 		assert_eq!(executed.logs.len(), 0);
-		assert_eq!(executed.out_of_gas, false);
+		assert_eq!(executed.excepted, false);
 		assert_eq!(executed.contracts_created.len(), 0);
 		assert_eq!(state.balance(&sender), U256::from(1));
 		assert_eq!(state.balance(&contract), U256::from(17));