diff --git a/spec/Observable-spec.ts b/spec/Observable-spec.ts
index 5e8f2c5d61..9ce73c4f63 100644
--- a/spec/Observable-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/Observable-spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ describe('Observable', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should not send error to error handler for observable have source', () => {
+    const source = Observable.of(1);
+    const observable = new Observable();
+    (observable as any).source = source;
+
+    expect(() => {
+      observable.subscribe((x) => {
+        throw new Error('error');
+      });
+    }).to.throw();
+  });
+
   describe('forEach', () => {
     it('should iterate and return a Promise', (done: MochaDone) => {
       const expected = [1, 2, 3];
diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index 2449a61337..c5be1388ab 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class Observable<T> implements Subscribable<T> {
     if (operator) {
       operator.call(sink, this.source);
     } else {
-      sink.add(this._trySubscribe(sink));
+      sink.add(this.source ? this._subscribe(sink) : this._trySubscribe(sink));
     }
 
     if (sink.syncErrorThrowable) {