diff --git a/arquillian-qunit-impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/arquillian/qunit/junit/core/QUnitJUnitReporter.java b/arquillian-qunit-impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/arquillian/qunit/junit/core/QUnitJUnitReporter.java
index 543b84b..73ad321 100644
--- a/arquillian-qunit-impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/arquillian/qunit/junit/core/QUnitJUnitReporter.java
+++ b/arquillian-qunit-impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/arquillian/qunit/junit/core/QUnitJUnitReporter.java
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ public void report() {
                 if (qunitTest.isFailed()) {
                     // notify test failure
                     this.getNotifier().fireTestFailure(
-                            new Failure(testDescription, new Exception(
-                                    generateFailedAssertionMessage(qunitTest.getAssertions()))));
+                            new Failure(testDescription, new AssertionError(generateFailedAssertionMessage(qunitTest
+                                    .getAssertions()))));
                 } else {
                     // notify test finished
                     this.getNotifier().fireTestFinished(testDescription);