diff --git a/activemq-mqtt/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTTest.java b/activemq-mqtt/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTTest.java
index 791e7981ba..ce585a5430 100644
--- a/activemq-mqtt/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTTest.java
+++ b/activemq-mqtt/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/mqtt/MQTTTest.java
@@ -1671,24 +1671,29 @@ public class MQTTTest extends MQTTTestSupport {
         }
         connectionSub.disconnect();
 
-        for (int j = 0; j < numberOfRuns; j++) {
+        try {
+            for (int j = 0; j < numberOfRuns; j++) {
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < messagesPerRun; ++i) {
-                connectionPub.publish(topics[0].name().toString(), payload, QoS.AT_LEAST_ONCE, false);
+                for (int i = 0; i < messagesPerRun; ++i) {
+                    connectionPub.publish(topics[0].name().toString(), payload, QoS.AT_LEAST_ONCE, false);
+                }
+
+                connectionSub = mqttSub.blockingConnection();
+                connectionSub.connect();
+                connectionSub.subscribe(topics);
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < messagesPerRun; ++i) {
+                    Message message = connectionSub.receive(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+                    assertNotNull(message);
+                    received++;
+                    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(payload, message.getPayload()));
+                    message.ack();
+                }
+                connectionSub.disconnect();
             }
-
-            connectionSub = mqttSub.blockingConnection();
-            connectionSub.connect();
-            connectionSub.subscribe(topics);
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < messagesPerRun; ++i) {
-                Message message = connectionSub.receive(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-                assertNotNull(message);
-                received++;
-                assertTrue(Arrays.equals(payload, message.getPayload()));
-                message.ack();
-            }
-            connectionSub.disconnect();
+        } catch (Exception exception) {
+            LOG.error("unexpected exception", exception);
+            exception.printStackTrace();
         }
         assertEquals("Should have received " + (messagesPerRun * (numberOfRuns + 1)) + " messages", (messagesPerRun * (numberOfRuns + 1)), received);
     }