diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
index f028f4b7e7c..a27325a0e69 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEmbeddedServletContainerFactoryTests {
 				.getEmbeddedServletContainer(exampleServletRegistration());
 		this.container.start();
 		this.container.stop();
-		this.thrown.expect(IOException.class);
+		this.thrown.expect(Exception.class);
 		getResponse(getLocalUrl("/hello"));
 	}