diff --git a/biopandas/pdb/tests/test_read_pdb.py b/biopandas/pdb/tests/test_read_pdb.py
index 912140a..e6bd8fa 100644
--- a/biopandas/pdb/tests/test_read_pdb.py
+++ b/biopandas/pdb/tests/test_read_pdb.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def test_anisou_input_handling():
     assert ppdb.code == "4eiy", ppdb.code
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(AttributeError)
+@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=AttributeError)
 def test_get_exceptions():
     ppdb = PandasPdb()
     ppdb.read_pdb(TESTDATA_FILENAME)