diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
index d1f7b6bd..3358e392 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-test.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source util.sh
           cd gin-gonic/gin
-          xgo test -v ./...
+          xgo test --trap-stdlib -v ./...
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source util.sh
           cd pocketbase/pocketbase
-          xgo test -v ./...
+          xgo test --trap-stdlib -v ./...
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source util.sh
           cd gohugoio/hugo
-          xgo test -v ./...
+          xgo test --trap-stdlib -v ./...
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source util.sh
           cd kubernetes/kubernetes 
-          xgo test -v ./...
+          xgo test --trap-stdlib -v ./...
         
       - name: Summary
         run: |
diff --git a/cmd/xgo/main.go b/cmd/xgo/main.go
index d14b4a72..d34e990b 100644
--- a/cmd/xgo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/main.go
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ func handleBuild(cmd string, args []string) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if isDevelopment || resetInstrument || revisionChanged {
+		resetOrRevisionChanged := resetInstrument || revisionChanged
+		if isDevelopment || resetOrRevisionChanged {
 			logDebug("sync goroot %s -> %s", goroot, instrumentGoroot)
 			err = syncGoroot(goroot, instrumentGoroot, fullSyncRecord)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -307,13 +308,13 @@ func handleBuild(cmd string, args []string) error {
 			}
 			// patch go runtime and compiler
 			logDebug("patch compiler at: %s", instrumentGoroot)
-			err = patchRuntimeAndCompiler(goroot, instrumentGoroot, realXgoSrc, goVersion, syncWithLink || setupDev || buildCompiler, revisionChanged)
+			err = patchRuntimeAndCompiler(goroot, instrumentGoroot, realXgoSrc, goVersion, syncWithLink || setupDev || buildCompiler, resetOrRevisionChanged)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 
-		if resetInstrument || revisionChanged {
+		if resetOrRevisionChanged {
 			logDebug("revision %s write to %s", revision, revisionFile)
 			err := os.WriteFile(revisionFile, []byte(revision), 0755)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/xgo/patch.go b/cmd/xgo/patch.go
index b15fff29..48e12f7a 100644
--- a/cmd/xgo/patch.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/patch.go
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ func init() {
 // assume go 1.20
 // the patch should be idempotent
 // the origGoroot is used to generate runtime defs, see https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/4#issuecomment-2017880791
-func patchRuntimeAndCompiler(origGoroot string, goroot string, xgoSrc string, goVersion *goinfo.GoVersion, syncWithLink bool, revisionChanged bool) error {
+func patchRuntimeAndCompiler(origGoroot string, goroot string, xgoSrc string, goVersion *goinfo.GoVersion, syncWithLink bool, resetOrRevisionChanged bool) error {
 	if goroot == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("requires goroot")
 	}
 	if isDevelopment && xgoSrc == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("requires xgoSrc")
 	}
-	if !isDevelopment && !revisionChanged {
+	if !isDevelopment && !resetOrRevisionChanged {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func patchRuntimeAndCompiler(origGoroot string, goroot string, xgoSrc string, go
 	}
 
 	// compiler
-	err = patchCompiler(origGoroot, goroot, goVersion, xgoSrc, revisionChanged, syncWithLink)
+	err = patchCompiler(origGoroot, goroot, goVersion, xgoSrc, resetOrRevisionChanged, syncWithLink)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go b/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
index ef63577b..bfd145a5 100755
--- a/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/runtime_gen/core/version.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.37"
-const REVISION = "f52fb37283a2f6c877d110627da71df63638a916+1"
-const NUMBER = 243
+const REVISION = "8663e050aab31ade5fb04767b355cbdd830fd926+1"
+const NUMBER = 245
 
 // these fields will be filled by compiler
 const XGO_VERSION = ""
diff --git a/cmd/xgo/version.go b/cmd/xgo/version.go
index 68e863a6..83f2bd67 100644
--- a/cmd/xgo/version.go
+++ b/cmd/xgo/version.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import "fmt"
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.37"
-const REVISION = "f52fb37283a2f6c877d110627da71df63638a916+1"
-const NUMBER = 243
+const REVISION = "8663e050aab31ade5fb04767b355cbdd830fd926+1"
+const NUMBER = 245
 
 func getRevision() string {
 	revSuffix := ""
diff --git a/patch/syntax/rewrite.go b/patch/syntax/rewrite.go
index 10238a18..f2550aac 100644
--- a/patch/syntax/rewrite.go
+++ b/patch/syntax/rewrite.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func replaceIdent(root syntax.Node, match string, to string) {
 	})
 }
 
-func rewriteStdAndGenericFuncs(funcDecls []*DeclInfo, pkgPath string) {
+func rewriteFuncsSource(funcDecls []*DeclInfo, pkgPath string) {
 	for _, fn := range funcDecls {
 		if !fn.Kind.IsFunc() {
 			continue
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ func rewriteStdAndGenericFuncs(funcDecls []*DeclInfo, pkgPath string) {
 		fnDecl := fn.FuncDecl
 		pos := fn.FuncDecl.Pos()
 
+		// check if body contains recover(), if so
+		// do not add interceptor
+		// see https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/164
+		if hasRecoverCall(fnDecl.Body) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		fnName := fnDecl.Name.Value
 
 		// dump
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ func rewriteStdAndGenericFuncs(funcDecls []*DeclInfo, pkgPath string) {
 			// cannot trap
 			continue
 		}
+
 		// stop if __xgo_link_generated_trap conflict with recv?
 		preset[XgoLinkTrapForGenerated] = true
 
@@ -414,6 +422,23 @@ func getPresetNames(node syntax.Node) map[string]bool {
 	return preset
 }
 
+func hasRecoverCall(node syntax.Node) bool {
+	var found bool
+	syntax.Inspect(node, func(n syntax.Node) bool {
+		if n == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		if call, ok := n.(*syntax.CallExpr); ok {
+			if idt, ok := call.Fun.(*syntax.Name); ok && idt.Value == "recover" {
+				found = true
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	return found
+}
+
 func copyFuncDeclWithoutBody(decl *syntax.FuncDecl) *syntax.FuncDecl {
 	return copyFuncDecl(decl, false)
 }
diff --git a/patch/syntax/syntax.go b/patch/syntax/syntax.go
index 07f42e6e..f7c2e5ba 100644
--- a/patch/syntax/syntax.go
+++ b/patch/syntax/syntax.go
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ func registerAndTrapFuncs(fileList []*syntax.File, addFile func(name string, r i
 	// assign to global
 	allDecls = funcDelcs
 
-	// std lib functions
-	rewriteStdAndGenericFuncs(funcDelcs, pkgPath)
+	// std lib, and generic functions
+	// normal functions uses IR
+	rewriteFuncsSource(funcDelcs, pkgPath)
 
 	if varTrap {
 		trapVariables(pkgPath, fileList, funcDelcs)
diff --git a/runtime/core/version.go b/runtime/core/version.go
index ef63577b..bfd145a5 100644
--- a/runtime/core/version.go
+++ b/runtime/core/version.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const VERSION = "1.0.37"
-const REVISION = "f52fb37283a2f6c877d110627da71df63638a916+1"
-const NUMBER = 243
+const REVISION = "8663e050aab31ade5fb04767b355cbdd830fd926+1"
+const NUMBER = 245
 
 // these fields will be filled by compiler
 const XGO_VERSION = ""
diff --git a/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap.go b/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0254100d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package recover_no_trap
+
+func A() {
+	defer B()
+}
+
+func B() string {
+	recover()
+	return "B"
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap_test.go b/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d07d260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/recover_no_trap/recover_no_trap_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package recover_no_trap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"text/template"
+
+	"github.com/xhd2015/xgo/runtime/core"
+	"github.com/xhd2015/xgo/runtime/mock"
+)
+
+// bug see https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/164
+// flags: --trap-stdlib
+func TestRecoverInStdlibShouldCapturePanic(t *testing.T) {
+	// if the implementation is right, no panic should happen
+	txt := `test {{define "content"}}`
+
+	_, err := template.New("").Parse(txt)
+	expectMsg := "template: :1: unexpected EOF"
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectMsg {
+		t.Fatalf("expect parse err: %q, actual: %q", expectMsg, err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecoverInNonStdlibShouldBeTrapped(t *testing.T) {
+	var haveMockedA bool
+	mock.Mock(A, func(ctx context.Context, fn *core.FuncInfo, args, results core.Object) error {
+		haveMockedA = true
+		return nil
+	})
+	A()
+	if !haveMockedA {
+		t.Fatalf("expect have mocked A, actually not")
+	}
+
+	var mockBSetupErr interface{}
+	var haveMockedB bool
+	var result string
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			mockBSetupErr = recover()
+		}()
+		mock.Mock(B, func(ctx context.Context, fn *core.FuncInfo, args, results core.Object) error {
+			haveMockedB = true
+			return nil
+		})
+		result = B()
+	}()
+
+	if mockBSetupErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expect setup mock B no error, actual: %v", mockBSetupErr)
+	}
+	if !haveMockedB {
+		t.Fatalf("expect haveMockedB to be true, actual: false")
+	}
+	if result != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expect B() returns mocked empty string, actual: %v", result)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/script/run-test/main.go b/script/run-test/main.go
index 87f7eeef..85aefe6e 100644
--- a/script/run-test/main.go
+++ b/script/run-test/main.go
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ var extraSubTests = []*TestCase{
 		dir:   "runtime/test/bugs/...",
 		flags: []string{},
 	},
+	{
+		// see https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo/issues/164
+		name:  "stdlib_recover_no_trap",
+		dir:   "runtime/test/recover_no_trap",
+		flags: []string{"--trap-stdlib"},
+	},
 }
 
 func main() {