diff --git a/testsrc/org/olap4j/ConnectionTest.java b/testsrc/org/olap4j/ConnectionTest.java
index 0372ed5..ff27245 100644
--- a/testsrc/org/olap4j/ConnectionTest.java
+++ b/testsrc/org/olap4j/ConnectionTest.java
@@ -966,10 +966,10 @@ public InputStream get(URL url, String request) throws IOException {
                         request, urlString, map, null);
                     return new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
                 } catch (ServletException e) {
-                    throw new IOException(
+                    throw new RuntimeException(
                         "Error while reading '" + url + "'", e);
                 } catch (SAXException e) {
-                    throw new IOException(
+                    throw new RuntimeException(
                         "Error while reading '" + url + "'", e);
                 }
             }