diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/ObserverExceptionRethrownTest.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/ObserverExceptionRethrownTest.java
index bcd482d585..84bb61def8 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/ObserverExceptionRethrownTest.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/ObserverExceptionRethrownTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
 import org.jboss.cdi.tck.AbstractTest;
 import org.jboss.cdi.tck.shrinkwrap.WebArchiveBuilder;
+import org.jboss.cdi.tck.tests.event.observer.runtimeException.TeaCupPomeranian.Trigger;
 import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.WebArchive;
 import org.jboss.test.audit.annotations.SpecAssertion;
 import org.jboss.test.audit.annotations.SpecVersion;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public static WebArchive createTestArchive() {
     @Test(expectedExceptions = { TeaCupPomeranian.OversizedException.class })
     @SpecAssertion(section = OBSERVER_NOTIFICATION, id = "cd")
     public void testNonTransactionalObserverThrowsNonCheckedExceptionIsRethrown() {
-        getCurrentManager().getEvent().select(String.class).fire("string event");
+        getCurrentManager().getEvent().select(Trigger.class).fire(new Trigger());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/TeaCupPomeranian.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/TeaCupPomeranian.java
index 38e2b21539..76510baca8 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/TeaCupPomeranian.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/event/observer/runtimeException/TeaCupPomeranian.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ public static class OversizedException extends RuntimeException {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     }
 
-    public void observeSimpleEvent(@Observes String someEvent) {
+    static class Trigger {};
+
+    public void observeSimpleEvent(@Observes Trigger someEvent) {
         throw new OversizedException();
     }