diff --git a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ConnectionDecoderTest.java b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ConnectionDecoderTest.java
index b1b1d69a2d..96123cdf77 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ConnectionDecoderTest.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/test/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DefaultHttp2ConnectionDecoderTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
 import io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPromise;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
 import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Stream.State.OPEN;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Stream.State.RESERVED_REMOTE;
 import static io.netty.util.CharsetUtil.UTF_8;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
@@ -273,13 +275,16 @@ public class DefaultHttp2ConnectionDecoderTest {
         }
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = Http2Exception.class)
+    @Test
     public void dataReadForUnknownStreamThatNeverExistedShouldThrow() throws Exception {
         when(connection.streamMayHaveExisted(STREAM_ID)).thenReturn(false);
         when(connection.stream(STREAM_ID)).thenReturn(null);
         final ByteBuf data = dummyData();
         try {
             decode().onDataRead(ctx, STREAM_ID, data, 0, true);
+            fail();
+        } catch (Http2Exception expected) {
+            assertThat(expected, CoreMatchers.not(CoreMatchers.instanceOf(Http2Exception.StreamException.class)));
         } finally {
             data.release();
         }