diff --git a/test/workers/global/index.spec.js b/test/workers/global/index.spec.js
index afa44c39f0cff71b57c91d733517751af1684800..1b6cf9d3806f8168c972ba79510af7b8291aa89a 100644
--- a/test/workers/global/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/workers/global/index.spec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ describe('lib/workers/global', () => {
   });
   it('catches errors', async () => {
     configParser.parseConfigs.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-      throw new Error('a');
+      throw new Error(
+        'This fatal error is thrown for testing purposes and can be ignored'
+      );
     });
     await globalWorker.start();
   });