diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedEventHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedEventHandlerTest.java
index c45b376..c83b803 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedEventHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedEventHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
@@ -85,12 +85,9 @@
         .postEvent(event);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.dispatch(event);
-      fail("should have throw a PermissionBackendException");
-    } catch (PermissionBackendException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("someMessage");
-    }
+    PermissionBackendException thrown =
+        assertThrows(PermissionBackendException.class, () -> handler.dispatch(event));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("someMessage");
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(dispatcherMock).postEvent(event);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
index 43e5d9e..29dd3e7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexAccountHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -98,12 +98,9 @@
         .index(id);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.index(id, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty());
-      fail("should have thrown an IOException");
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("someMessage");
-    }
+    IOException thrown =
+        assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> handler.index(id, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("someMessage");
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(indexerMock).index(id);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
index e5349b8..7bb8f06 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexChangeHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
@@ -141,12 +141,11 @@
         .index(any(Change.class));
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.index(TEST_CHANGE_ID, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty());
-      fail("should have thrown an IOException");
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("someMessage");
-    }
+    IOException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            IOException.class,
+            () -> handler.index(TEST_CHANGE_ID, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("someMessage");
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(indexerMock, times(1)).index(any(Change.class));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
index f476773..d82ffdf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexGroupHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -98,12 +98,10 @@
         .index(uuid);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.index(uuid, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty());
-      fail("should have thrown an IOException");
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("someMessage");
-    }
+    IOException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            IOException.class, () -> handler.index(uuid, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("someMessage");
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(indexerMock).index(uuid);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
index 2516fea..09ec5ad 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedIndexProjectHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -98,12 +98,10 @@
         .index(nameKey);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.index(nameKey, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty());
-      fail("should have thrown an IOException");
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo("someMessage");
-    }
+    IOException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            IOException.class, () -> handler.index(nameKey, Operation.INDEX, Optional.empty()));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo("someMessage");
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(indexerMock).index(nameKey);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedProjectListUpdateHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedProjectListUpdateHandlerTest.java
index 6329a12..926e849 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedProjectListUpdateHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/ericsson/gerrit/plugins/highavailability/forwarder/ForwardedProjectListUpdateHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.ericsson.gerrit.plugins.highavailability.forwarder;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
@@ -109,12 +109,9 @@
         .onCreateProject(PROJECT_KEY);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.update(PROJECT_NAME, false);
-      fail("should have thrown a RuntimeException");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo(SOME_MESSAGE);
-    }
+    RuntimeException thrown =
+        assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> handler.update(PROJECT_NAME, false));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo(SOME_MESSAGE);
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(projectCacheMock).onCreateProject(PROJECT_KEY);
@@ -132,12 +129,9 @@
         .remove(PROJECT_KEY);
 
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
-    try {
-      handler.update(PROJECT_NAME, true);
-      fail("should have thrown a RuntimeException");
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      assertThat(e.getMessage()).isEqualTo(SOME_MESSAGE);
-    }
+    RuntimeException thrown =
+        assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> handler.update(PROJECT_NAME, true));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo(SOME_MESSAGE);
     assertThat(Context.isForwardedEvent()).isFalse();
 
     verify(projectCacheMock).remove(PROJECT_KEY);