diff --git a/testdata/ruby/layLayoutView.rb b/testdata/ruby/layLayoutView.rb
index cdad47fa8..de35fd02c 100644
--- a/testdata/ruby/layLayoutView.rb
+++ b/testdata/ruby/layLayoutView.rb
@@ -398,7 +398,11 @@ class LAYLayoutView_TestClass < TestBase
     assert_equal(lv.begin_layers.current.fill_color, 0xffff31cc)
 
     # should not segfault
-    lv.insert_layer(42, lv.begin_layers(42))
+    begin
+      lv.insert_layer(42, lv.begin_layers(42))
+      assert_equal(true, false)
+    rescue => ex
+    end
 
   end