diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e095f18..afbae8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CXX= clang++
 CXXFLAGS= --std=c++20 -O0 -g -pthread -DGP_TESTS -DFUZZ_STRENGTH=100 -DNO_BENCH=1 -pedantic \
  -fprofile-instr-generate -fcoverage-mapping -Wno-unknown-attributes -fno-omit-frame-pointer \
+ -DCATCH_EXCEPTIONS=1
  
 # -fsanitize=address  -fsanitize-blacklist=blacklist.txt
 
diff --git a/tests.cpp b/tests.cpp
index 706b1b2..7bddff7 100644
--- a/tests.cpp
+++ b/tests.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ void print_logs() {
 	}
 }
 
+#ifndef CATCH_EXCEPTIONS
 #define CATCH_EXCEPTIONS 0
+#endif
 
 std::vector<std::unique_ptr<test_scaffold>> tests;