diff --git a/tests/test-ui-config b/tests/test-ui-config
--- a/tests/test-ui-config
+++ b/tests/test-ui-config
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ print repr(testui.config('values', 'unkn
 print "---"
 try:
     print repr(testui.configbool('values', 'string'))
-except ValueError, why:
-    print why
+except util.Abort, inst:
+    print inst
 print repr(testui.configbool('values', 'bool1'))
 print repr(testui.configbool('values', 'bool2'))
 print repr(testui.configbool('values', 'bool2', True))