diff --git a/lib/guard/rspec_formatter.rb b/lib/guard/rspec_formatter.rb
index ba645fc8..d615e9d2 100644
--- a/lib/guard/rspec_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/rspec_formatter.rb
@@ -60,21 +60,19 @@ def self.spec_path?(path)
     end
 
     def dump_summary(*args)
-      if self.class.rspec_3?
-        notification = args[0]
-        write_summary(
-          notification.duration,
-          notification.example_count,
-          notification.failure_count,
-          notification.pending_count
-        )
-      else
-        write_summary(*args)
-      end
-    rescue
-      # nothing really we can do, at least don"t kill the test runner
+      return write_summary(*args) unless self.class.rspec_3?
+
+      notification = args[0]
+      write_summary(
+        notification.duration,
+        notification.example_count,
+        notification.failure_count,
+        notification.pending_count
+      )
     end
 
+    private
+
     # Write summary to temporary file for runner
     def write_summary(duration, total, failures, pending)
       _write do |f|
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@ def write_summary(duration, total, failures, pending)
       end
     end
 
-    private
-
     def _write(&block)
       file = File.expand_path(TEMPORARY_FILE_PATH)
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(file))
diff --git a/spec/lib/guard/rspec_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guard/rspec_formatter_spec.rb
index 504cb5ad..3ba41a4e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guard/rspec_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guard/rspec_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,29 @@
     it { is_expected.to be_relative }
   end
 
-  describe "#write_summary" do
+  describe "#dump_summary" do
+    def rspec_summary_args(*args)
+      return args unless ::RSpec::Core::Version::STRING.start_with?("3.")
+
+      n = Struct.new(:duration, :example_count, :failure_count, :pending_count)
+      [n.new(*args)]
+    end
+
+    let(:example_dump_summary_args) { rspec_summary_args(123, 3, 1, 0) }
+    let(:summary_with_no_failures) { rspec_summary_args(123, 3, 0, 0) }
+    let(:summary_with_only_pending) { rspec_summary_args(123, 3, 0, 1) }
+
+    let(:failed_example) do
+      result =
+        if ::RSpec::Core::Version::STRING.start_with?("3.")
+          double(status: "failed")
+        else
+          { status: "failed" }
+        end
+
+      double(execution_result: result, metadata: { location: spec_filename })
+    end
+
     let(:writer) do
       StringIO.new
     end
@@ -42,23 +64,30 @@
           block.call writer
         end
 
-        formatter.write_summary(123, 1, 2, 3)
+        formatter.dump_summary(*example_dump_summary_args)
       end
-    end
-
-    context "with failures" do
-      let(:spec_filename) { "failed_location_spec.rb" }
 
-      let(:failed_example) do
-        double(
-          execution_result: { status: "failed" },
-          metadata: { location: spec_filename }
-        )
+      context "when writing file fails" do
+        it "outputs an error" do
+          allow(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).and_raise(Errno::EACCES)
+          expect do
+            formatter.dump_summary(*example_dump_summary_args)
+          end.to raise_error(Errno::EACCES)
+        end
       end
 
-      before do
-        allow(formatter.class).to receive(:rspec_3?).and_return(false)
+      context "when writer fails" do
+        it "outputs an error" do
+          allow(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).and_raise(TypeError, "foo")
+          expect do
+            formatter.dump_summary(*example_dump_summary_args)
+          end.to raise_error(TypeError, "foo")
+        end
       end
+    end
+
+    context "with failures" do
+      let(:spec_filename) { "failed_location_spec.rb" }
 
       def expected_output(spec_filename)
         /^3 examples, 1 failures in 123\.0 seconds\n#{spec_filename}\n$/
@@ -66,7 +95,7 @@ def expected_output(spec_filename)
 
       it "writes summary line and failed location in tmp dir" do
         allow(formatter).to receive(:examples) { [failed_example] }
-        formatter.write_summary(123, 3, 1, 0)
+        formatter.dump_summary(*example_dump_summary_args)
         expect(result).to match expected_output(spec_filename)
       end
 
@@ -74,31 +103,16 @@ def expected_output(spec_filename)
         allow(formatter).to receive(:examples).
           and_return([failed_example, failed_example])
 
-        formatter.write_summary(123, 3, 1, 0)
+        formatter.dump_summary(*example_dump_summary_args)
         expect(result).to match expected_output(spec_filename)
       end
 
-      context "for rspec 3" do
-        let(:notification) do
-          Struct.new(:duration, :example_count, :failure_count, :pending_count).
-            new(123, 3, 1, 0)
-        end
-        before do
-          allow(formatter.class).to receive(:rspec_3?).and_return(true)
-        end
-
-        let(:failed_example) do
-          double(
-            execution_result: double(status: "failed"),
-            metadata: { location: spec_filename }
-          )
-        end
+      let(:notification) { example_dump_summary_args }
 
-        it "writes summary line and failed location" do
-          allow(formatter).to receive(:examples) { [failed_example] }
-          formatter.dump_summary(notification)
-          expect(result).to match expected_output(spec_filename)
-        end
+      it "writes summary line and failed location" do
+        allow(formatter).to receive(:examples) { [failed_example] }
+        formatter.dump_summary(*notification)
+        expect(result).to match expected_output(spec_filename)
       end
     end
 
@@ -140,14 +154,14 @@ def expected_output(spec_filename)
 
     context "with only success" do
       it "notifies success" do
-        formatter.write_summary(123, 3, 0, 0)
+        formatter.dump_summary(*summary_with_no_failures)
         expect(result).to match /^3 examples, 0 failures in 123\.0 seconds\n$/
       end
     end
 
     context "with pending" do
       it "notifies pending too" do
-        formatter.write_summary(123, 3, 0, 1)
+        formatter.dump_summary(*summary_with_only_pending)
         expect(result).to match(
           /^3 examples, 0 failures \(1 pending\) in 123\.0 seconds\n$/
         )