diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingConsumer.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingConsumer.java
index 5efdc81..8efb6ae 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingConsumer.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingConsumer.java
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@
 @FunctionalInterface
 public interface ThrowingConsumer<T> {
   void accept(T t) throws Exception;
+
+  default void acceptAndThrowSilently(T t) {
+    try {
+      accept(t);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingFunction.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingFunction.java
index d41672a..2337331 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingFunction.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/ThrowingFunction.java
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@
 public interface ThrowingFunction<T, R> {
 
   R apply(T value) throws Exception;
+
+  default R applyAndThrowSilently(T t) {
+    try {
+      return apply(t);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperations.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperations.java
index 61b7599..1791c73 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperations.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperations.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
      *
      * @return {@code true} if the account exists
      */
-    boolean exists() throws Exception;
+    boolean exists();
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the account.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
      *
      * @return the corresponding {@code TestAccount}
      */
-    TestAccount get() throws Exception;
+    TestAccount get();
 
     /**
      * Starts the fluent chain to update an account. The returned builder can be used to specify how
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperationsImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperationsImpl.java
index ebbcfe4..f35404f 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperationsImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/AccountOperationsImpl.java
@@ -108,20 +108,27 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean exists() throws Exception {
-      return accounts.get(accountId).isPresent();
+    public boolean exists() {
+      return getAccountState(accountId).isPresent();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TestAccount get() throws Exception {
+    public TestAccount get() {
       AccountState account =
-          accounts
-              .get(accountId)
+          getAccountState(accountId)
               .orElseThrow(
                   () -> new IllegalStateException("Tried to get non-existing test account"));
       return toTestAccount(account);
     }
 
+    private Optional<AccountState> getAccountState(Account.Id accountId) {
+      try {
+        return accounts.get(accountId);
+      } catch (IOException | ConfigInvalidException e) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+      }
+    }
+
     private TestAccount toTestAccount(AccountState accountState) {
       Account account = accountState.getAccount();
       return TestAccount.builder()
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountCreation.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountCreation.java
index ab32409..f2414e0 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountCreation.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountCreation.java
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
 
     abstract TestAccountCreation autoBuild();
 
-    public Account.Id create() throws Exception {
+    public Account.Id create() {
       TestAccountCreation accountUpdate = autoBuild();
-      return accountUpdate.accountCreator().apply(accountUpdate);
+      return accountUpdate.accountCreator().applyAndThrowSilently(accountUpdate);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountUpdate.java
index 251f452..da599e7 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/account/TestAccountUpdate.java
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
 
     abstract TestAccountUpdate autoBuild();
 
-    public void update() throws Exception {
+    public void update() {
       TestAccountUpdate accountUpdate = autoBuild();
-      accountUpdate.accountUpdater().accept(accountUpdate);
+      accountUpdate.accountUpdater().acceptAndThrowSilently(accountUpdate);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperations.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperations.java
index f75ca2e..bf305ff 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperations.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperations.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
      *
      * @return {@code true} if the group exists
      */
-    boolean exists() throws Exception;
+    boolean exists();
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the group.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
      *
      * @return the corresponding {@code TestGroup}
      */
-    TestGroup get() throws Exception;
+    TestGroup get();
 
     /**
      * Starts the fluent chain to update a group. The returned builder can be used to specify how
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperationsImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperationsImpl.java
index f9769c5..9d87895 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperationsImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/GroupOperationsImpl.java
@@ -109,17 +109,25 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean exists() throws Exception {
-      return groups.getGroup(groupUuid).isPresent();
+    public boolean exists() {
+      return getGroup(groupUuid).isPresent();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TestGroup get() throws Exception {
-      Optional<InternalGroup> group = groups.getGroup(groupUuid);
+    public TestGroup get() {
+      Optional<InternalGroup> group = getGroup(groupUuid);
       checkState(group.isPresent(), "Tried to get non-existing test group");
       return toTestGroup(group.get());
     }
 
+    private Optional<InternalGroup> getGroup(AccountGroup.UUID groupUuid) {
+      try {
+        return groups.getGroup(groupUuid);
+      } catch (IOException | ConfigInvalidException e) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+      }
+    }
+
     private TestGroup toTestGroup(InternalGroup internalGroup) {
       return TestGroup.builder()
           .groupUuid(internalGroup.getGroupUUID())
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupCreation.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupCreation.java
index efed720..612ce2a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupCreation.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupCreation.java
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
      *
      * @return the UUID of the created group
      */
-    public AccountGroup.UUID create() throws Exception {
+    public AccountGroup.UUID create() {
       TestGroupCreation groupCreation = autoBuild();
-      return groupCreation.groupCreator().apply(groupCreation);
+      return groupCreation.groupCreator().applyAndThrowSilently(groupCreation);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupUpdate.java
index 095a270..bc9d569 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/group/TestGroupUpdate.java
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
     abstract TestGroupUpdate autoBuild();
 
     /** Executes the group update as specified. */
-    public void update() throws Exception {
+    public void update() {
       TestGroupUpdate groupUpdater = autoBuild();
-      groupUpdater.groupUpdater().accept(groupUpdater);
+      groupUpdater.groupUpdater().acceptAndThrowSilently(groupUpdater);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/project/TestProjectCreation.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/project/TestProjectCreation.java
index a0b130e..31af1d2 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/project/TestProjectCreation.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/testsuite/project/TestProjectCreation.java
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
      *
      * @return the name of the created project
      */
-    public Project.NameKey create() throws Exception {
+    public Project.NameKey create() {
       TestProjectCreation creation = autoBuild();
-      return creation.projectCreator().apply(creation);
+      return creation.projectCreator().applyAndThrowSilently(creation);
     }
   }
 }