1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index 64966adb97..44d7e04a89 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ def assert_raises_jsonrpc(code, message, fun, *args, **kwds):
         args*: positional arguments for the function.
         kwds**: named arguments for the function.
     """
+    assert try_rpc(code, message, fun, *args, **kwds), "No exception raised"
+
+def try_rpc(code, message, fun, *args, **kwds):
+    """Tries to run an rpc command.
+
+    Test against error code and message if the rpc fails.
+    Returns whether a JSONRPCException was raised."""
     try:
         fun(*args, **kwds)
     except JSONRPCException as e:
@@ -107,10 +114,11 @@ def assert_raises_jsonrpc(code, message, fun, *args, **kwds):
             raise AssertionError("Unexpected JSONRPC error code %i" % e.error["code"])
         if (message is not None) and (message not in e.error['message']):
             raise AssertionError("Expected substring not found:" + e.error['message'])
+        return True
     except Exception as e:
         raise AssertionError("Unexpected exception raised: " + type(e).__name__)
     else:
-        raise AssertionError("No exception raised")
+        return False
 
 def assert_is_hex_string(string):
     try: