diff --git a/AppKit/CPKeyValueBinding.j b/AppKit/CPKeyValueBinding.j
index 3e0989998..263fc3435 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPKeyValueBinding.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPKeyValueBinding.j
@@ -454,8 +454,7 @@ var CPBindingOperationAnd = 0,
 
     if (![CPBinder isBindingAllowed:aBinding forObject:self])
     {
-        [CPException raise:CPGenericException
-                   reason:@"Cannot bind " + aBinding + " because a binding with the same functionality is already in use."];
+        CPLog.warn([self description] + " : cannot bind " + aBinding + " because another binding with the same functionality is already in use.");
         return;
     }
     //if (![[self exposedBindings] containsObject:aBinding])
diff --git a/Tests/AppKit/CPKeyValueBindingTest.j b/Tests/AppKit/CPKeyValueBindingTest.j
index 701e1d858..8412e18a9 100644
--- a/Tests/AppKit/CPKeyValueBindingTest.j
+++ b/Tests/AppKit/CPKeyValueBindingTest.j
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
     [self assert:@"brie" equals:[control2 objectValue] message:@"control2 objectValue is wrong"];
 }
 
-- (void)testExclusiveBindingsThrowsException
+- (void)testExclusiveBindings
 {
     var segmented = [[CPSegmentedControl alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMakeZero()];
     [segmented setSegmentCount:3];
@@ -351,10 +351,13 @@
 
     [segmented bind:CPSelectedIndexBinding toObject:model withKeyPath:@"cheese" options:nil];
 
-    [self assertThrows:function()
-    {
-        [segmented bind:CPSelectedTagBinding toObject:model withKeyPath:@"cheese" options:nil];
-    }];
+    // Try to bind another binding (mutually exclusive) to the same value.
+    [segmented bind:CPSelectedTagBinding toObject:model withKeyPath:@"cheese" options:nil];
+
+    [self assertNotNull:[segmented infoForBinding:CPSelectedIndexBinding]];
+
+    // Check that the source is not binded with the CPSelectedTagBinding
+    [self assertNull:[segmented infoForBinding:CPSelectedTagBinding]];
 }
 
 @end