diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_rule_validation.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_rule_validation.py
index 540d006..927c803 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_rule_validation.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/rbac_rule_validation.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import sys
 import testtools
 
+from oslo_utils import excutils
 import six
 
 from tempest import config
@@ -158,14 +159,14 @@
                     raise exceptions.Forbidden(
                         "%s Exception was: %s" % (msg, e))
             except Exception as e:
-                exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-                error_details = exc_info[1].__str__()
-                msg = ("An unexpected exception has occurred during test: %s. "
-                       "Exception was: %s"
-                       % (test_func.__name__, error_details))
-                test_status = ('Error, %s' % (error_details))
-                LOG.error(msg)
-                six.reraise(exc_info[0], exc_info[0](msg), exc_info[2])
+                with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                    exc_info = sys.exc_info()
+                    error_details = six.text_type(exc_info[1])
+                    msg = ("An unexpected exception has occurred during test: "
+                           "%s. Exception was: %s" % (test_func.__name__,
+                                                      error_details))
+                    test_status = 'Error, %s' % (error_details)
+                    LOG.error(msg)
             else:
                 if not allowed:
                     LOG.error("Role %s was allowed to perform %s",
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_rule_validation.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_rule_validation.py
index 3065cfe..82f0428 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_rule_validation.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit/test_rbac_rule_validation.py
@@ -203,17 +203,16 @@
         def test_policy(*args):
             raise exceptions.Forbidden('Test message')
 
-        error_re = ("An unexpected exception has occurred during test: "
-                    "test_policy. Exception was: Forbidden\nDetails: Test "
-                    "message")
+        error_msg = ("An unexpected exception has occurred during test: "
+                     "test_policy. Exception was: Forbidden\nDetails: Test "
+                     "message")
 
         for allowed in [True, False]:
             mock_authority.PolicyAuthority.return_value.allowed.\
                 return_value = allowed
-
-            self.assertRaisesRegex(exceptions.Forbidden, '.* ' + error_re,
+            self.assertRaisesRegex(exceptions.Forbidden, 'Test message',
                                    test_policy, self.mock_test_args)
-            self.assertIn(error_re, mock_log.error.mock_calls[0][1][0])
+            self.assertIn(error_msg, mock_log.error.mock_calls[0][1][0])
             mock_log.error.reset_mock()
 
     @mock.patch.object(rbac_rv, 'LOG', autospec=True)