diff --git a/apps/configsync-netconf/src/test/java/org/onosproject/d/config/sync/impl/netconf/NetconfDeviceConfigSynchronizerProviderTest.java b/apps/configsync-netconf/src/test/java/org/onosproject/d/config/sync/impl/netconf/NetconfDeviceConfigSynchronizerProviderTest.java
index 8851cf1..28fad43 100644
--- a/apps/configsync-netconf/src/test/java/org/onosproject/d/config/sync/impl/netconf/NetconfDeviceConfigSynchronizerProviderTest.java
+++ b/apps/configsync-netconf/src/test/java/org/onosproject/d/config/sync/impl/netconf/NetconfDeviceConfigSynchronizerProviderTest.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 
             return new DefaultCompositeStream(id, xml);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
         }
     }