diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/junit/rule/RepeatOnExceptionRule.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/junit/rule/RepeatOnExceptionRule.java
index d9acd717430..7ded36f3809 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/junit/rule/RepeatOnExceptionRule.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/junit/rule/RepeatOnExceptionRule.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public class RepeatOnExceptionRule implements TestRule {
                         if (t.getClass().equals(expectedException)) {
                             caughtThrowable = t;
                             logger.info("Exception [{}] occurred, rerunning the test after [{}] failures", t, t.getClass().getSimpleName(), i+1);
+                        } else {
+                            throw t;
                         }
                     }
                 }