diff --git a/test/unittest/namespacetest.cpp b/test/unittest/namespacetest.cpp
index 1814724..9f5c9af 100644
--- a/test/unittest/namespacetest.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/namespacetest.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 // CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+// Not throwing exception for this test
+#include <cassert>
+#define RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(x) assert(x)
+
 #include "unittest.h"
 
 // test another instantiation of RapidJSON in a different namespace 
diff --git a/test/unittest/unittest.h b/test/unittest/unittest.h
index aa091aa..4b1c293 100644
--- a/test/unittest/unittest.h
+++ b/test/unittest/unittest.h
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ public:
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
+#ifndef RAPIDJSON_ASSERT
 #define RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(x) (!(x) ? throw AssertException(RAPIDJSON_STRINGIFY(x)) : (void)0u)
+#endif
 
 class Random {
 public: