diff --git a/test/acceptance/fake-server.ts b/test/acceptance/fake-server.ts
index 05c2d5ac37..b86c95c461 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/fake-server.ts
+++ b/test/acceptance/fake-server.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export function fakeServer(root, apikey) {
   const server = restify.createServer({
     name: 'snyk-mock-server',
     version: '1.0.0',
-    handleUncaughtExceptions: true,
   }) as FakeServer;
   server._reqLog = [];
   server.popRequest = () => {