diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/beis/els/controller/StaticContentController.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/beis/els/controller/StaticContentController.java
index f0c5c8bb..d0d7f632 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/beis/els/controller/StaticContentController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/beis/els/controller/StaticContentController.java
@@ -44,4 +44,10 @@ public String printHeaders(@RequestHeader Map<String, String> headers) {
     return "OK";
   }
 
+  @GetMapping(value = "/throw-error")
+  @ResponseBody
+  public String throwError() {
+    throw new RuntimeException("Example error");
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/uk/gov/beis/els/ControllerSmokeTest.java b/src/test/java/uk/gov/beis/els/ControllerSmokeTest.java
index 9d6260f6..82460215 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uk/gov/beis/els/ControllerSmokeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uk/gov/beis/els/ControllerSmokeTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package uk.gov.beis.els;
 
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
-
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -22,6 +19,9 @@
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping;
 
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
 @TestPropertySource(properties = {
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public void abstractSetUp() {
 
     ignoredEndpointPrefixes = Arrays.asList(
         "/swagger-ui.html",
-        "/api-documentation");
+        "/api-documentation",
+        "/throw-error");
 
   }