diff --git a/test/dummy/app/jobs/infinite_recursion_job.rb b/test/dummy/app/jobs/infinite_recursion_job.rb
index ee008e7e..cb5165c6 100644
--- a/test/dummy/app/jobs/infinite_recursion_job.rb
+++ b/test/dummy/app/jobs/infinite_recursion_job.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ class InfiniteRecursionJob < ApplicationJob
 
   def perform
     start
+  rescue SystemStackError => e
+    raise ExpectedTestError, "stack level too deep", e.backtrace
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/test/models/solid_queue/failed_execution_test.rb b/test/models/solid_queue/failed_execution_test.rb
index c2299b8a..fda90e3a 100644
--- a/test/models/solid_queue/failed_execution_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/solid_queue/failed_execution_test.rb
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ class SolidQueue::FailedExecutionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "run job that fails with a SystemStackError (stack level too deep)" do
-    silence_on_thread_error_for(SystemStackError) do
-      InfiniteRecursionJob.perform_later
-      @worker.start
+    InfiniteRecursionJob.perform_later
+    @worker.start
 
-      assert_equal 1, SolidQueue::FailedExecution.count
-      assert SolidQueue::Job.last.failed?
-    end
+    assert_equal 1, SolidQueue::FailedExecution.count
+    assert SolidQueue::Job.last.failed?
+    assert_equal "stack level too deep", SolidQueue::FailedExecution.last.message
   end
 
   test "retry failed job" do