diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
index d785149..882c976 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher-common.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     }
   std::stringstream error;
   error << "expected type " << type << " got " << block.type();
-  throw tlv::Error(error.str());
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(tlv::Error(error.str()));
 }
 
 static inline uint64_t
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       ++i;
       return readNonNegativeIntegerType(block, type);
     }
-  throw tlv::Error("Unexpected end of FaceStatus");
+  BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(tlv::Error("Unexpected end of FaceStatus"));
 }
 
 class FaceStatusPublisherFixture : public BaseFixture