diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamTest.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamTest.scala
index 4aa4100522cde..af2f31a34d8da 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamTest.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/streaming/StreamTest.scala
@@ -385,7 +385,12 @@ trait StreamTest extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext with Timeouts {
                 .streamingQuery
             // Wait until the initialization finishes, because some tests need to use `logicalPlan`
             // after starting the query.
-            currentStream.awaitInitialization(streamingTimeout.toMillis)
+            try {
+              currentStream.awaitInitialization(streamingTimeout.toMillis)
+            } catch {
+              case _: StreamingQueryException =>
+                // Ignore the exception. `StopStream` or `ExpectFailure` will catch it as well.
+            }
 
           case AdvanceManualClock(timeToAdd) =>
             verify(currentStream != null,