diff --git a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/clean-up/build-cleaner.ts b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/clean-up/build-cleaner.ts
index d52cc6ebbc..99b4ddadcf 100644
--- a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/clean-up/build-cleaner.ts
+++ b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/clean-up/build-cleaner.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class BuildCleaner {
       ]);
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.error('ERROR:', error);
+      throw error;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/test/clean-up/build-cleaner.spec.ts b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/test/clean-up/build-cleaner.spec.ts
index 596ff2cc3d..80e5187b9b 100644
--- a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/test/clean-up/build-cleaner.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/test/clean-up/build-cleaner.spec.ts
@@ -130,52 +130,32 @@ describe('BuildCleaner', () => {
 
 
     it('should reject if \'getOpenPrNumbers()\' rejects', async () => {
-      try {
-        cleanerGetOpenPrNumbersSpy.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject('Test'));
-        await cleaner.cleanUp();
-      } catch (err) {
-        expect(err).toBe('Test');
-      }
+      cleanerGetOpenPrNumbersSpy.and.rejectWith('Test');
+      await expectAsync(cleaner.cleanUp()).toBeRejectedWith('Test');
     });
 
 
     it('should reject if \'getExistingBuildNumbers()\' rejects', async () => {
-      try {
-        cleanerGetExistingBuildNumbersSpy.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject('Test'));
-        await cleaner.cleanUp();
-      } catch (err) {
-        expect(err).toBe('Test');
-      }
+      cleanerGetExistingBuildNumbersSpy.and.rejectWith('Test');
+      await expectAsync(cleaner.cleanUp()).toBeRejectedWith('Test');
     });
 
 
     it('should reject if \'getExistingDownloads()\' rejects', async () => {
-      try {
-        cleanerGetExistingDownloadsSpy.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject('Test'));
-        await cleaner.cleanUp();
-      } catch (err) {
-        expect(err).toBe('Test');
-      }
+      cleanerGetExistingDownloadsSpy.and.rejectWith('Test');
+      await expectAsync(cleaner.cleanUp()).toBeRejectedWith('Test');
     });
 
 
     it('should reject if \'removeUnnecessaryBuilds()\' rejects', async () => {
-      try {
-        cleanerRemoveUnnecessaryBuildsSpy.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject('Test'));
-        await cleaner.cleanUp();
-      } catch (err) {
-        expect(err).toBe('Test');
-      }
+      cleanerRemoveUnnecessaryBuildsSpy.and.rejectWith('Test');
+      await expectAsync(cleaner.cleanUp()).toBeRejectedWith('Test');
     });
 
 
     it('should reject if \'removeUnnecessaryDownloads()\' rejects', async () => {
-      try {
-        cleanerRemoveUnnecessaryDownloadsSpy.and.callFake(() => Promise.reject('Test'));
-        await cleaner.cleanUp();
-      } catch (err) {
-        expect(err).toBe('Test');
-      }
+      cleanerRemoveUnnecessaryDownloadsSpy.and.rejectWith('Test');
+      await expectAsync(cleaner.cleanUp()).toBeRejectedWith('Test');
     });
 
   });