diff --git a/test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServer.java b/test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServer.java
index 94379ae4..06d3baeb 100644
--- a/test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServer.java
+++ b/test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServer.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class EmbeddedLdapServer implements AutoCloseable {
 	 */
 	@Deprecated(since = "3.3")
 	public static EmbeddedLdapServer newEmbeddedServer(String defaultPartitionName, String defaultPartitionSuffix,
-			int port) {
+			int port) throws Exception {
 		EmbeddedLdapServer server = EmbeddedLdapServer.withPartitionSuffix(defaultPartitionSuffix)
 			.partitionName(defaultPartitionName)
 			.port(port)
diff --git a/test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServerTests.java b/test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServerTests.java
index 3b1a176a..1e2e5dfd 100644
--- a/test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServerTests.java
+++ b/test-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/unboundid/EmbeddedLdapServerTests.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class EmbeddedLdapServerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void shouldStartAndCloseServer() {
+	public void shouldStartAndCloseServer() throws Exception {
 		assertPortIsFree(this.port);
 
 		EmbeddedLdapServer server = EmbeddedLdapServer.newEmbeddedServer("jayway", "dc=jayway,dc=se", this.port);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class EmbeddedLdapServerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void shouldStartAndAutoCloseServer() {
+	public void shouldStartAndAutoCloseServer() throws Exception {
 		assertPortIsFree(this.port);
 
 		try (EmbeddedLdapServer ignored = EmbeddedLdapServer.newEmbeddedServer("jayway", "dc=jayway,dc=se",
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class EmbeddedLdapServerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void startWhenNewEmbeddedServerThenException() {
+	public void startWhenNewEmbeddedServerThenException() throws Exception {
 		EmbeddedLdapServer server = EmbeddedLdapServer.newEmbeddedServer("jayway", "dc=jayway,dc=se", this.port);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(IllegalArgumentException.class).isThrownBy(server::start);
 	}