diff --git a/ext/wry_ruby/src/application/window.rs b/ext/wry_ruby/src/application/window.rs
index 58ef77e..3e94135 100644
--- a/ext/wry_ruby/src/application/window.rs
+++ b/ext/wry_ruby/src/application/window.rs
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ pub fn WindoWnew(title: String, width: u32, height: u32, resizable: bool,timeout
             } => *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit,
             _ => (),
         }
-
         let elapsed = Instant::now() - start_time;
         if elapsed >= timeout_duration {
-            println!("Window creation timed out after {:?}.", timeout_duration);
-            // Handle the timeout error here
-            *control_flow = ControlFlow::Exit;
+            panic!("Window creation timed out after {:?}.", timeout_duration);
         }
+
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_wry_ruby.rb b/test/test_wry_ruby.rb
index 51262bb..27b562a 100644
--- a/test/test_wry_ruby.rb
+++ b/test/test_wry_ruby.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 require "test_helper"
+require "timeout"
 
 class TestWryRuby < Minitest::Test
-  # def test_that_it_has_a_version_number
-  #   refute_nil ::WryRuby::VERSION
-  # end
-
   def test_hello_wry
-    new_window "Hello Wry", 100, 400, true, 2 # title, width, height, resizable, timeout to close window for tests
+    timeout_seconds = 1
+    assert_timeout(timeout_seconds) do
+      new_window "Hello Wry", 100, 400, true, 1 # title, width, height, resizable
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def assert_timeout(timeout_seconds, &block)
+    Timeout.timeout(timeout_seconds, &block)
+  rescue Timeout::Error
+    raise "Window creation timed out after #{timeout_seconds}s."
   end
 end