diff --git a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
index 87f0b2f6f6..e4c4a051ce 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ???? ??, 2012 - 5.0.2:
 
 Fixed bug  878: False positive: UnusedFormalParameter for abstract methods
+Fixed bug  913: SignatureDeclareThrowsException is raised twice
 Fixed bug 1012: False positive: Useless parentheses.
 Fixed bug 1026: PMD doesn't handle 'value =' in SuppressWarnings annotation
 Fixed bug 1037: Facing a showstopper issue in PMD Report Class (report listeners)
diff --git a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/SignatureDeclareThrowsExceptionRule.java b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/SignatureDeclareThrowsExceptionRule.java
index e08cfa1dba..82f34ddd9c 100644
--- a/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/SignatureDeclareThrowsExceptionRule.java
+++ b/pmd/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/SignatureDeclareThrowsExceptionRule.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.strictexception;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTConstructorDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTImportDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTName;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTNameList;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRule;
 
 /**
@@ -46,7 +48,11 @@ public class SignatureDeclareThrowsExceptionRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
             return super.visit(methodDeclaration, o);
         }
 
-        List<ASTName> exceptionList = methodDeclaration.findDescendantsOfType(ASTName.class);
+        List<ASTName> exceptionList = Collections.emptyList();
+        ASTNameList nameList = methodDeclaration.getFirstChildOfType(ASTNameList.class);
+        if (nameList != null) {
+            exceptionList = nameList.findDescendantsOfType(ASTName.class);
+        }
         if (!exceptionList.isEmpty()) {
             evaluateExceptions(exceptionList, o);
         }
diff --git a/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException.xml b/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException.xml
index 8c5b3f4014..2d5a63c9e5 100644
--- a/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException.xml
+++ b/pmd/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/strictexception/xml/SignatureDeclareThrowsException.xml
@@ -80,4 +80,19 @@ public class FooTest {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#913 SignatureDeclareThrowsException is raised twice</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class BugSignature {
+  public void record() {
+    SwingWorker worker = new SwingWorker() {
+      protected String construct() throws Exception {
+        //
+      }
+    };
+  }
+}
+]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>