diff --git a/header_only_include/nativehelper/scoped_primitive_array.h b/header_only_include/nativehelper/scoped_primitive_array.h
index 982f424..17f18a3 100644
--- a/header_only_include/nativehelper/scoped_primitive_array.h
+++ b/header_only_include/nativehelper/scoped_primitive_array.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     static inline size_t getArrayLength(JNIEnv* env, ARRAY_TYPE array) {                 \
         return env->GetArrayLength(array);                                               \
     }                                                                                    \
-    static inline void throwNullPointerException(JNIEnv* env) {                          \
-        jniThrowNullPointerException(env, nullptr);                                      \
+    static inline void fatalError(JNIEnv* env, const char*msg) {                         \
+        env->FatalError(msg);                                                            \
     }                                                                                    \
     using ArrayType = ARRAY_TYPE;                                                        \
 };                                                                                       \
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             mSize = -1;
             mRawArray = nullptr;
             if (!kNullable) {
-                Traits::throwNullPointerException(mEnv);
+                Traits::fatalError(mEnv, "javaArray is null");
             }
         } else {
             mSize = Traits::getArrayLength(mEnv, mJavaArray);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
     ScopedArrayRW(JNIEnv* env, ArrayType javaArray) : mEnv(env), mJavaArray(javaArray) {
         if (mJavaArray == nullptr) {
-            Traits::throwNullPointerException(mEnv);
+            Traits::fatalError(mEnv, "javaArray is null");
         } else {
             mSize = Traits::getArrayLength(mEnv, mJavaArray);
             mRawArray = Traits::getArrayElements(mEnv, mJavaArray);
diff --git a/tests/scoped_primitive_array_test.cpp b/tests/scoped_primitive_array_test.cpp
index d75a880..cba258c 100644
--- a/tests/scoped_primitive_array_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/scoped_primitive_array_test.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 
     int getArrayElementsCallCount = 0;
     int releaseArrayElementsCallCount = 0;
-    bool NPEThrown = false;
+    bool aborted = false;
     bool elementsUpdated = false;
 
     void resetCallCount() {
         getArrayElementsCallCount = 0;
         releaseArrayElementsCallCount = 0;
-        NPEThrown = false;
+        aborted = false;
         elementsUpdated = false;
     }
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
         return array == LARGE_ARRAY ? LARGE_ARRAY_SIZE : SMALL_ARRAY_SIZE;
     }
 
-    static inline void throwNullPointerException(JNIEnv* env) {
-        reinterpret_cast<TestContext*>(env)->NPEThrown = true;
+    static inline void fatalError(JNIEnv* env, const char*) {
+        reinterpret_cast<TestContext*>(env)->aborted = true;
     }
 
     using ArrayType = jTestTypeArray;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_FALSE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_FALSE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
         {
             ScopedArrayRO<TestType, false /* non null */> array(env, nullptr);
-            EXPECT_TRUE(context.NPEThrown);
+            EXPECT_TRUE(context.aborted);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_FALSE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_FALSE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_FALSE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_TRUE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@
         }
         EXPECT_EQ(context.getArrayElementsCallCount, context.releaseArrayElementsCallCount);
         EXPECT_TRUE(context.memoryUpdated());
-        EXPECT_FALSE(context.NPEThrown);
+        EXPECT_FALSE(context.aborted);
     }
     {
         context.resetCallCount();
         {
             ScopedArrayRW<TestType> array(env, nullptr);
-            EXPECT_TRUE(context.NPEThrown);
+            EXPECT_TRUE(context.aborted);
         }
     }
 }