diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/crypto-helper.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/crypto-helper.t.cpp
index 4df1b02..3312c3d 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/crypto-helper.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/crypto-helper.t.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK(alicePub != nullptr);
   BOOST_CHECK(aliceState.m_publicKeyLen != 0);
   uint8_t fakePub[] = {0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b, 0x0b};
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(aliceState.deriveSecret(fakePub, sizeof(fakePub)), CryptoError);
+  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(aliceState.deriveSecret(fakePub, sizeof(fakePub)), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(EcdhWithBase64Key)