diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index 51d070b49..03a707102 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -49,26 +49,19 @@ pub enum Try {
     RetryLater,
 }
 
-impl std::ops::Try for Try {
-    type Ok = Try;
-    type Error = Error;
-
-    fn into_result(self) -> std::result::Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
-        match self {
-            Self::Finished(Ok(())) => Ok(Self::Finished(Ok(()))),
-            Self::Finished(Err(err)) => Err(err),
-            Self::RetryNow => Ok(Self::RetryNow),
-            Self::RetryLater => Ok(Self::RetryLater),
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! job_try {
+    ($expr:expr) => {
+        match $expr {
+            ::std::result::Result::Ok(val) => val,
+            ::std::result::Result::Err(err) => {
+                return $crate::job::Try::Finished(Err(err.into()));
+            }
         }
-    }
-
-    fn from_error(e: Self::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::Finished(Err(e))
-    }
-
-    fn from_ok(_: Self::Ok) -> Self {
-        Self::Finished(Ok(()))
-    }
+    };
+    ($expr:expr,) => {
+        $crate::job_try!($expr)
+    };
 }
 
 impl Default for Thread {
@@ -189,16 +182,16 @@ impl Job {
             }
         }
 
-        let filename = self
+        let filename = job_try!(job_try!(self
             .param
             .get_path(Param::File, context)
-            .map_err(|_| format_err!("Can't get filename"))?
-            .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("Can't get filename"))?;
-        let body = dc_read_file(context, &filename)?;
-        let recipients = self.param.get(Param::Recipients).ok_or_else(|| {
+            .map_err(|_| format_err!("Can't get filename")))
+        .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("Can't get filename")));
+        let body = job_try!(dc_read_file(context, &filename));
+        let recipients = job_try!(self.param.get(Param::Recipients).ok_or_else(|| {
             warn!(context, "Missing recipients for job {}", self.job_id);
             format_err!("Missing recipients")
-        })?;
+        }));
 
         let recipients_list = recipients
             .split('\x1e')
@@ -268,7 +261,7 @@ impl Job {
     fn MoveMsg(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Try {
         let imap_inbox = &context.inbox_thread.read().unwrap().imap;
 
-        let msg = Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id))?;
+        let msg = job_try!(Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id)));
 
         if let Err(err) = imap_inbox.ensure_configured_folders(context, true) {
             warn!(context, "could not configure folders: {:?}", err);
@@ -306,7 +299,7 @@ impl Job {
     fn DeleteMsgOnImap(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Try {
         let imap_inbox = &context.inbox_thread.read().unwrap().imap;
 
-        let mut msg = Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id))?;
+        let mut msg = job_try!(Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id)));
 
         if !msg.rfc724_mid.is_empty() {
             if message::rfc724_mid_cnt(context, &msg.rfc724_mid) > 1 {
@@ -354,7 +347,7 @@ impl Job {
     fn MarkseenMsgOnImap(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Try {
         let imap_inbox = &context.inbox_thread.read().unwrap().imap;
 
-        let msg = Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id))?;
+        let msg = job_try!(Message::load_from_db(context, MsgId::new(self.foreign_id)));
 
         let folder = msg.server_folder.as_ref().unwrap();
         match imap_inbox.set_seen(context, folder, msg.server_uid) {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 62bc3e188..0d3d416de 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::match_bool)]
 #![feature(ptr_wrapping_offset_from)]
 #![feature(drain_filter)]
-#![feature(try_trait)]
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate failure_derive;
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ mod e2ee;
 mod imap;
 mod imap_client;
 pub mod imex;
+#[macro_use]
 pub mod job;
 mod job_thread;
 pub mod key;
diff --git a/src/location.rs b/src/location.rs
index f9ae9fbe7..9ad3570f3 100644
--- a/src/location.rs
+++ b/src/location.rs
@@ -640,11 +640,11 @@ pub fn JobMaybeSendLocationsEnded(context: &Context, job: &mut Job) -> Try {
 
     let chat_id = job.foreign_id;
 
-    let (send_begin, send_until) = context.sql.query_row(
+    let (send_begin, send_until) = job_try!(context.sql.query_row(
         "SELECT locations_send_begin, locations_send_until  FROM chats  WHERE id=?",
         params![chat_id as i32],
         |row| Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, i64>(1)?)),
-    )?;
+    ));
 
     if !(send_begin != 0 && time() <= send_until) {
         // still streaming -
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ pub fn JobMaybeSendLocationsEnded(context: &Context, job: &mut Job) -> Try {
         // do not un-schedule pending DC_MAYBE_SEND_LOC_ENDED jobs
         if !(send_begin == 0 && send_until == 0) {
             // not streaming, device-message already sent
-            context.sql.execute(
+            job_try!(context.sql.execute(
                 "UPDATE chats    SET locations_send_begin=0, locations_send_until=0  WHERE id=?",
                 params![chat_id as i32],
-            )?;
+            ));
 
             let stock_str = context.stock_system_msg(StockMessage::MsgLocationDisabled, "", "", 0);
             chat::add_info_msg(context, chat_id, stock_str);