diff --git a/spec/Step/FilterStepSpec.php b/spec/Step/FilterStepSpec.php
index 5c0fd8e..062ac87 100644
--- a/spec/Step/FilterStepSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Step/FilterStepSpec.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function it_processes_and_filters_an_item(Step $step)
             return false;
         })->shouldReturn($this);
 
-        $this->process(
+        $this->shouldThrow('Port\Steps\Exception\FilterException')->duringProcess(
             $item,
             function($item) use ($step, $next) {
                 return $step->process($item, $next);
diff --git a/src/Exception/FilterException.php b/src/Exception/FilterException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acad6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/FilterException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Port\Steps\Exception;
+
+use Port\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when the processing of the pipeline should be stopped
+ *
+ * @author Márk Sági-Kazár <mark.sagikazar@gmail.com>
+ */
+class FilterException extends \Exception implements Exception
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Step/FilterStep.php b/src/Step/FilterStep.php
index 11a8cc0..9e80237 100644
--- a/src/Step/FilterStep.php
+++ b/src/Step/FilterStep.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Port\Steps\Step;
 
+use Port\Steps\Exception\FilterException;
 use Port\Steps\Step;
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public function process($item, callable $next)
     {
         foreach (clone $this->filters as $filter) {
             if (false === call_user_func($filter, $item)) {
-                return false;
+                throw new FilterException();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/StepAggregator.php b/src/StepAggregator.php
index c3d1d93..daa714d 100644
--- a/src/StepAggregator.php
+++ b/src/StepAggregator.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Port\Workflow;
 use Port\Writer;
 use Port\Steps\Exception\BreakException;
+use Port\Steps\Exception\FilterException;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareTrait;
@@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ public function process()
         // Read all items
         foreach ($this->reader as $index => $item) {
             try {
-                if (false === $pipeline($item)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
+                $pipeline($item);
+            } catch(FilterException $e) {
+                continue;
             } catch(BreakException $e) {
                 break;
             } catch(Exception $e) {