diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index e8d60a5..ebe4db2 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using Alert
 
 # without a backend, `alert` should error
 if get(ENV,"CI","false") == "true"
-    @test_throws ErrorException alert()
+    @test_throws ProcessFailedException alert()
 else
     @test alert() !== nothing
 end
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