[Question] Assert that a Step throws a specific exception aka bypass StepInterceptor temporarily

[parraline5750]

Forgive a stupid question. Is it possible within the realm of how the StepInterceptor works, to achieve the following within a JUnit test using :

assertThatThrownBy(() -> someSerenityStepAnnotatedMethod()).isInstanceOf(ElementNotInteractableException.class);

I understand that StepEventBus.getEventBus().getBaseStepListener().getTestFailureCause().getOriginalCause() will give me ultimately what caused it to fail, but the test will still fail. I find it irksome that I cannot use this type of verification within a test. I have tried using Serenity.throwExceptionsImmediately() based on wandering through the issues for this project, and the Googles, but I cannot seem to find a workaround.