diff --git a/asynctest/private/chronos/unittest/runasync.nim b/asynctest/private/chronos/unittest/runasync.nim
index 1306038..10bc1b8 100644
--- a/asynctest/private/chronos/unittest/runasync.nim
+++ b/asynctest/private/chronos/unittest/runasync.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ import pkg/chronos/config
 when compiles(config.chronosHandleException): # detect chronos v4
 
   template runAsync*(body): untyped =
-    let asyncProc = proc {.async: (raises: [Exception]).} = body
+    # The unittest module from stdlib can still raise a bare Exception,
+    # so we allow chronos to convert it to an AsyncExceptionError, and
+    # we disable the ensuing BareExcept warning.
+    {.push warning[BareExcept]:off.}
+    let asyncProc =
+      proc {.async: (handleException: true, raises: [AsyncExceptionError]).} =
+        body
+    {.pop.}
     waitFor asyncProc()
 
 else: