diff --git a/examples/tunit.nim b/examples/tunit.nim
index 26bcafda12..785b9aa5ee 100644
--- a/examples/tunit.nim
+++ b/examples/tunit.nim
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ test "arithmetic failure":
   expect(ArithmeticError):
     err()
 
-  expect(ArithmeticError, SystemError):
+  expect(ArithmeticError, CatchableError):
     discard foo()
 
diff --git a/tests/exprs/tstmtexprs.nim b/tests/exprs/tstmtexprs.nim
index 61089b6948..615c360243 100644
--- a/tests/exprs/tstmtexprs.nim
+++ b/tests/exprs/tstmtexprs.nim
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ proc parseResponse(): JsonNode =
     var excMsg = key & "("
     if (var n=result["key2"]; n != nil):
       excMsg &= n.str
-    raise newException(SystemError, excMsg)
+    raise newException(CatchableError, excMsg)