diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 1d3dd959da..b024e0dcb5 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -432,15 +432,14 @@ Runner.prototype.runTest = function (fn) {
   if (this.asyncOnly) {
     test.asyncOnly = true;
   }
-
+  test.on('error', function (err) {
+    self.fail(test, err);
+  });
   if (this.allowUncaught) {
     test.allowUncaught = true;
     return test.run(fn);
   }
   try {
-    test.on('error', function (err) {
-      self.fail(test, err);
-    });
     test.run(fn);
   } catch (err) {
     fn(err);