diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunnerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunnerTests.java
index f26c8c35dea..0bd3e95b7c6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunnerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class CommandRunnerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void handlesRegularExceptionWithoutMessage() throws Exception {
-		willThrow(new NullPointerException()).given(this.regularCommand).run();
+		willThrow(new RuntimeException()).given(this.regularCommand).run();
 		int status = this.commandRunner.runAndHandleErrors("command");
 		assertThat(status).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(this.calls).containsOnly(Call.ERROR_MESSAGE, Call.PRINT_STACK_TRACE);