diff --git a/tests/core/test_appdir.cpp b/tests/core/test_appdir.cpp
index 27e4438..5a052de 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_appdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/test_appdir.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace AppDirTest {
 
 
     TEST_F(AppDirUnitTestsFixture, deployLibraryWrongPath) {
-        ASSERT_THROW(appDir.deployLibrary("/lib/fakelib.so"), std::exception);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(!appDir.deployLibrary("/lib/fakelib.so"));
     }
 
     TEST_F(AppDirUnitTestsFixture, deployLibrary) {