diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/ThreadingSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/ThreadingSuite.scala
index cda2b245526f7..a96a4ce201c21 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/ThreadingSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/ThreadingSuite.scala
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ class ThreadingSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Logging {
       }.start()
     }
     sem.acquire(2)
+    throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
     if (ThreadingSuiteState.failed.get()) {
       logError("Waited 1 second without seeing runningThreads = 4 (it was " +
                 ThreadingSuiteState.runningThreads.get() + "); failing test")
       fail("One or more threads didn't see runningThreads = 4")
     }
-    throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
   }
 
   test("set local properties in different thread") {
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ class ThreadingSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Logging {
     threads.foreach(_.start())
 
     sem.acquire(5)
-    assert(sc.getLocalProperty("test") === null)
     throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
+    assert(sc.getLocalProperty("test") === null)
   }
 
   test("set and get local properties in parent-children thread") {
@@ -207,15 +207,16 @@ class ThreadingSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Logging {
     threads.foreach(_.start())
 
     sem.acquire(5)
+    throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
     assert(sc.getLocalProperty("test") === "parent")
     assert(sc.getLocalProperty("Foo") === null)
-    throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
   }
 
   test("mutations to local properties should not affect submitted jobs (SPARK-6629)") {
     val jobStarted = new Semaphore(0)
     val jobEnded = new Semaphore(0)
     @volatile var jobResult: JobResult = null
+    var throwable: Option[Throwable] = None
 
     sc = new SparkContext("local", "test")
     sc.setJobGroup("originalJobGroupId", "description")
@@ -232,14 +233,19 @@ class ThreadingSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Logging {
     // Create a new thread which will inherit the current thread's properties
     val thread = new Thread() {
       override def run(): Unit = {
-        assert(sc.getLocalProperty(SparkContext.SPARK_JOB_GROUP_ID) === "originalJobGroupId")
-        // Sleeps for a total of 10 seconds, but allows cancellation to interrupt the task
         try {
-          sc.parallelize(1 to 100).foreach { x =>
-            Thread.sleep(100)
+          assert(sc.getLocalProperty(SparkContext.SPARK_JOB_GROUP_ID) === "originalJobGroupId")
+          // Sleeps for a total of 10 seconds, but allows cancellation to interrupt the task
+          try {
+            sc.parallelize(1 to 100).foreach { x =>
+              Thread.sleep(100)
+            }
+          } catch {
+            case s: SparkException => // ignored so that we don't print noise in test logs
           }
         } catch {
-          case s: SparkException => // ignored so that we don't print noise in test logs
+          case t: Throwable =>
+            throwable = Some(t)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ class ThreadingSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Logging {
     // modification of the properties object should not affect the properties of running jobs
     sc.cancelJobGroup("originalJobGroupId")
     jobEnded.tryAcquire(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+    throwable.foreach { t => throw t }
     assert(jobResult.isInstanceOf[JobFailed])
   }
 }