See attached file Maven dependency according to: <dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.jboss.arquillian</groupId> <artifactId>arquillian-bom</artifactId> <version>1.1.4.Final</version> <scope>import</scope> <type>pom</type> </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement> Testclass according to: package se.shouldfailtest; import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment; import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian; import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive; import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap; import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset; import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.WebArchive; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; import org.junit.runner.RunWith; import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue; @RunWith(Arquillian.class) public class ShouldFailTest { @Deployment public static Archive<?> createDeployment() { WebArchive war = ShrinkWrap.create(WebArchive.class, "test.war") .addAsWebInfResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml"); return war; } @Before public void preparePersistenceTest() throws Exception { throw new Exception("Test should fail when exception is thrown in @Before..."); } @Test public void shouldFail() throws Exception { //This test will pass in 1.1.4.Final but not in 1.1.3.Final (as expected). assertTrue(false); } }