diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb b/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
index c891c1bf5e4..c2be0afa726 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -67,3 +67,5 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
 end
 
 RSpec::Expectations.configuration.warn_about_potential_false_positives = false
+
+Thread.abort_on_exception = true