diff --git a/tests/unicorn_emu/a32_unicorn.cpp b/tests/unicorn_emu/a32_unicorn.cpp
index 58a8f402..d9a68662 100644
--- a/tests/unicorn_emu/a32_unicorn.cpp
+++ b/tests/unicorn_emu/a32_unicorn.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void A32Unicorn<TestEnvironment>::Run() {
             return;
         }
         if (auto cerr_ = uc_emu_start(uc, pc, END_ADDRESS, 0, 1)) {
-            ASSERT_MSG(false, "uc_emu_start failed @ {:08x} (code = {:08x}) with error {} ({})", pc, testenv.MemoryReadCode(pc), cerr_, uc_strerror(cerr_));
+            fmt::print("uc_emu_start failed @ {:08x} (code = {:08x}) with error {} ({})", pc, testenv.MemoryReadCode(pc), cerr_, uc_strerror(cerr_));
+            throw "A32Unicorn::Run() failure";
         }
         testenv.ticks_left--;
         if (!testenv.interrupts.empty() || testenv.code_mem_modified_by_guest) {