diff --git a/tests/Pest.php b/tests/Pest.php
index 91c770acf..f1c9a7613 100644
--- a/tests/Pest.php
+++ b/tests/Pest.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function expectException(callable $callback, string $exceptionClass, ?string $me
     try {
         $callback();
         fail("Expected exception $exceptionClass was not thrown");
-    } catch (Exception $e) {
+    } catch (Throwable $e) {
         expect($e)->toBeInstanceOf($exceptionClass);
         if ($message) {
             expect($e->getMessage())->toContain($message);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/BootstrapTest.php b/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/BootstrapTest.php
index 39041a91a..1a0fbaf16 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/BootstrapTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/BootstrapTest.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe('Bootstrap', function () {
             // Should not throw fatal error for non-existent path
             expect(function () {
                 Bootstrap::init('/non/existent/path');
-            })->not->toThrow(Error::class);
+            })->not->toThrow(Throwable::class);
         });
     });
 });
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/ContainerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/ContainerTest.php
index 8ba160370..d751ecf67 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/ContainerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Infrastructure/DependencyInjection/ContainerTest.php
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ describe('Container', function () {
         });
 
         it('throws NotFoundExceptionInterface for non-existent services', function () {
-            try {
-                $this->container->get('non.existent.service');
-                fail('Expected exception to be thrown');
-            } catch (Exception $e) {
-                expect($e)->toBeInstanceOf(NotFoundExceptionInterface::class);
-                expect($e->getMessage())->toContain('non.existent.service');
-            }
+            expectException(
+                fn() => $this->container->get('non.existent.service'),
+                NotFoundExceptionInterface::class,
+                'non.existent.service'
+            );
         });
 
         it('returns same instance for singleton services', function () {
@@ -140,12 +138,11 @@ describe('Container', function () {
 
     describe('error handling', function () {
         it('provides meaningful error messages for missing services', function () {
-            try {
-                $this->container->get('missing.service');
-                fail('Expected NotFoundExceptionInterface to be thrown');
-            } catch (NotFoundExceptionInterface $e) {
-                expect($e->getMessage())->toContain('missing.service');
-            }
+            expectException(
+                fn() => $this->container->get('missing.service'),
+                NotFoundExceptionInterface::class,
+                'missing.service'
+            );
         });
 
         it('handles circular dependencies gracefully', function () {
@@ -158,13 +155,11 @@ describe('Container', function () {
                 }),
             ]);
 
-            try {
-                $container->get('service.a');
-                fail('Expected circular dependency exception');
-            } catch (Exception $e) {
-                expect($e)->toBeInstanceOf(ContainerExceptionInterface::class);
-                expect($e->getMessage())->toContain('Circular dependency');
-            }
+            expectException(
+                fn() => $container->get('service.a'),
+                ContainerExceptionInterface::class,
+                'Circular dependency'
+            );
         });
     });
 });