diff --git a/spec/fixtures/recipes/error.rb b/spec/fixtures/recipes/error.rb
index 1c3b23b..6ba9843 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/recipes/error.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/recipes/error.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-raise 'error from recipe'
+raise SomeErrorInRecipe, 'some recipe error'
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/recipes/throw.rb b/spec/fixtures/recipes/throw.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11fa6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/recipes/throw.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw :recipe_code
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/recipe/dsl_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/recipe/dsl_spec.rb
index aacc551..5cd49b6 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/recipe/dsl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/recipe/dsl_spec.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ module Producer::Core
 
     describe '#evaluate' do
       it 'evaluates its code' do
-        dsl = Recipe::DSL.new { raise 'error from recipe' }
-        expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'error from recipe')
+        dsl = Recipe::DSL.new { throw :recipe_code }
+        expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to throw_symbol :recipe_code
       end
 
       it 'returns itself' do
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Producer::Core
 
         it 'reports the recipe file path in the error' do
           allow(env).to receive(:current_recipe) { recipe }
-          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError) { |e|
+          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(SomeErrorInRecipe) { |e|
             expect(e.backtrace.first).to match /\A#{filepath}/
           }
         end
@@ -59,17 +59,19 @@ module Producer::Core
       subject(:dsl) { Recipe::DSL.new(&code).evaluate(env) }
 
       describe '#source' do
-        let(:filepath)  { fixture_path_for 'recipes/error' }
+        let(:filepath)  { fixture_path_for 'recipes/throw' }
         let(:code)      { "source '#{filepath}'" }
         subject(:dsl)   { Recipe::DSL.new code }
 
         it 'sources the recipe given as argument' do
-          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'error from recipe')
+          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to throw_symbol :recipe_code
         end
 
         context 'when sourced recipe is invalid' do
+          let(:filepath) { fixture_path_for 'recipes/error' }
+
           it 'reports its file path in the error' do
-            expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError) { |e|
+            expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.to raise_error(SomeErrorInRecipe) { |e|
               expect(e.backtrace.first).to match /\A#{filepath}/
             }
           end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/task/dsl_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/task/dsl_spec.rb
index cfc2383..bf7cc37 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/task/dsl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/task/dsl_spec.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ module Producer::Core
     subject(:dsl) { Task::DSL.new &block }
 
     describe '#evaluate' do
-      let(:block) { proc { raise 'error from task' } }
+      let(:block) { proc { throw :task_code } }
 
       it 'evaluates its code' do
         expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }
-          .to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'error from task')
+          .to throw_symbol :task_code
       end
 
       context 'when given block is invalid' do
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ module Producer::Core
       context 'when met (block evals to true)' do
         let(:block) { proc {
           condition { true }
-          raise 'error after condition'
+          throw :after_condition
         } }
 
         it 'evaluates all the block' do
           expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }
-            .to raise_error(RuntimeError, 'error after condition')
+            .to throw_symbol :after_condition
         end
       end
 
       context 'when not met (block evals to false)' do
         let(:block) { proc {
           condition { false }
-          raise
+          throw :after_condition
         } }
 
         it 'stops block evaluation' do
-          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.not_to raise_error
+          expect { dsl.evaluate(env) }.not_to throw_symbol :after_condition
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 95f6163..b96e18e 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ require 'producer/core'
 
 require 'support/exit_helpers'
 require 'support/fixtures_helpers'
+
+
+# Specific error thrown in the error fixture recipe, we can't define it in the
+# recipe, rspec wouldn't know about it.
+SomeErrorInRecipe = Class.new(RuntimeError)