diff --git a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/domain/product/test/SUSEProductTestUtils.java b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/domain/product/test/SUSEProductTestUtils.java
index 4a841634cf5c..91ac31396d7f 100644
--- a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/domain/product/test/SUSEProductTestUtils.java
+++ b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/domain/product/test/SUSEProductTestUtils.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private SUSEProductTestUtils() {
      * @param family the channel family
      * @return the newly created SUSE product
      */
-    public static SUSEProduct createTestSUSEProduct(ChannelFamily family) {
+    public static SUSEProduct createTestSUSEProduct(ChannelFamily family) throws Exception {
         return createTestSUSEProduct(family, TestUtils.randomString().toLowerCase());
     }
         /**