diff --git a/persistence-typed-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/typed/scaladsl/EventSourcedStashOverflowSpec.scala b/persistence-typed-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/typed/scaladsl/EventSourcedStashOverflowSpec.scala
index bb3a0f34788..1c17280abd1 100644
--- a/persistence-typed-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/typed/scaladsl/EventSourcedStashOverflowSpec.scala
+++ b/persistence-typed-tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/typed/scaladsl/EventSourcedStashOverflowSpec.scala
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ object EventSourcedStashOverflowSpec {
            stash-overflow-strategy = "drop"
          }
        }
+       pekko.jvm-exit-on-fatal-error = off
    """))
 }