diff --git a/httpclient5/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/entity/TestGZip.java b/httpclient5/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/entity/TestGZip.java
index 2938af5032..0cff6673dd 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/entity/TestGZip.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/test/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/entity/TestGZip.java
@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@ void testCompressionIOExceptionLeavesOutputStreamOpen() throws Exception {
         Mockito.doThrow(new IOException("Ooopsie")).when(in).writeTo(ArgumentMatchers.any());
         try (final GzipCompressingEntity gzipe = new GzipCompressingEntity(in)) {
             final OutputStream out = Mockito.mock(OutputStream.class);
-            try {
-                gzipe.writeTo(out);
-            } catch (final IOException ex) {
-                Mockito.verify(out, Mockito.never()).close();
-            }
+            Assertions.assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> gzipe.writeTo(out));
+            Mockito.verify(out, Mockito.never()).close();
         }
     }