diff --git a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
index 3b62d9ca9..17acdbb88 100644
--- a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
+++ b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/core/Serenity.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public static void throwExceptionsImmediately() {
     public static boolean shouldThrowErrorsImmediately() {
         // Throw errors immediately if this is a Cucumber test
         StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
-        return Arrays.stream(stackTrace).anyMatch(element -> element.getClassName().contains("io.cucumber.core"));
+        return throwExceptionsImmediately.get() || Arrays.stream(stackTrace).anyMatch(element -> element.getClassName().contains("io.cucumber.core"));
     }
 
     public static WebDriverConfigurer webdriver() {