diff --git a/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/image/GetActionTest.java b/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/image/GetActionTest.java
index 7a80ff16..5bb8c81e 100644
--- a/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/image/GetActionTest.java
+++ b/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/image/GetActionTest.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class GetActionTest {
     public static final String REDIS_PORT = "6129";
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
         TestUtils.setEnv("REDIS_HOST", GetActionTest.REDIS_HOST);
         TestUtils.setEnv("REDIS_PORT", GetActionTest.REDIS_PORT);
 
diff --git a/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/utils/TestUtils.java b/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/utils/TestUtils.java
index 95aa1177..1b498c44 100644
--- a/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/utils/TestUtils.java
+++ b/skaha/src/test/java/org/opencadc/skaha/utils/TestUtils.java
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@ public static <T> void set(T object, Class<?> className, String propertyName, Ob
         }
     }
 
-    public static void setEnv(String key, String value) {
-        try {
-            Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
-            Class<?> clazz = env.getClass();
-            Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField("m");
-            field.setAccessible(true);
-            Map<String, String> writableEnv = (Map<String, String>) field.get(env);
-            writableEnv.put(key, value);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to set environment variable", e);
-        }
+    public static void setEnv(String key, String value) throws Exception {
+        Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
+        Class<?> clazz = env.getClass();
+        Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField("m");
+        field.setAccessible(true);
+        Map<String, String> writableEnv = (Map<String, String>) field.get(env);
+        writableEnv.put(key, value);
     }
 }