diff --git a/cadc-access-control-server/src/test/java/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/ldap/AbstractLdapDAOTest.java b/cadc-access-control-server/src/test/java/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/ldap/AbstractLdapDAOTest.java
index b040578d6574d613d4a30b769a181965051bc446..7c14a87ec444a249c7dda57a5bddb452e03ee9e0 100644
--- a/cadc-access-control-server/src/test/java/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/ldap/AbstractLdapDAOTest.java
+++ b/cadc-access-control-server/src/test/java/ca/nrc/cadc/ac/server/ldap/AbstractLdapDAOTest.java
@@ -137,19 +137,18 @@ public class AbstractLdapDAOTest
         {
             config = getLdapConfig();
         }
-        catch (RuntimeException e)
+        catch (NoSuchElementException e)
         {
-            log.warn("Skipping integration test: no ~/.dbrc file");
+            log.warn("Skipping integration test: no entry in ~/.dbrc file");
             org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue(false);
             return;
         }
-        catch (NoSuchElementException e)
+        catch (RuntimeException e)
         {
-            log.warn("Skipping integration test: no entry in ~/.dbrc file");
+            log.warn("Skipping integration test: no ~/.dbrc file");
             org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue(false);
             return;
         }
-
         cadcDaoTest1_HttpPrincipal = new HttpPrincipal(cadcDaoTest1_CN);
         cadcDaoTest2_HttpPrincipal = new HttpPrincipal(cadcDaoTest2_CN);
         cadcDaoTest3_HttpPrincipal = new HttpPrincipal(cadcDaoTest3_CN);
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ public class AbstractLdapDAOTest
         return new LdapUserDAO(connections);
     }
 
-    static protected LdapConfig getLdapConfig()
+    static protected LdapConfig getLdapConfig() throws Exception
     {
         return LdapConfig.loadLdapConfig(CONFIG);
     }