diff --git a/test/async/context.cpp b/test/async/context.cpp
index fe273d1..9dea016 100644
--- a/test/async/context.cpp
+++ b/test/async/context.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
     ctx->spawn(sdbusplus::async::sleep_for(*ctx, 1ms) |
                std::execution::then([&m](...) { m.reset(); }));
 
-    runToStop();
-
+    EXPECT_THROW(runToStop(), sdbusplus::exception::UnhandledStop);
     EXPECT_FALSE(ran);
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@
     ctx->spawn(sdbusplus::async::sleep_for(*ctx, 1ms) |
                std::execution::then([&]() { m.reset(); }));
 
-    runToStop();
-
+    EXPECT_THROW(runToStop(), sdbusplus::exception::UnhandledStop);
     EXPECT_FALSE(ran);
 }