diff --git a/lib/listen/thread.rb b/lib/listen/thread.rb
index 2143580e..a1e6b3b6 100644
--- a/lib/listen/thread.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/thread.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def new(name, &block)
 
       def rescue_and_log(method_name, *args, caller_stack: nil)
         yield(*args)
-      rescue Exception => exception # rubocop:disable Lint/RescueException
+      rescue => exception
         _log_exception(exception, method_name, caller_stack: caller_stack)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/listen/event/processor_spec.rb b/spec/lib/listen/event/processor_spec.rb
index f3c6e6f4..e8105f3e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/listen/event/processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/listen/event/processor_spec.rb
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def status_for_time(time)
   end
 
   describe '_process_changes' do
-    context 'when it raises an exception derived from StandardError or not' do
+    context 'when it raises an exception derived from StandardError' do
       before do
         allow(event_queue).to receive(:empty?).and_return(true)
         allow(config).to receive(:callable?).and_return(true)
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ def status_for_time(time)
         allow(config).to receive(:optimize_changes).with(anything).and_return(resulting_changes)
         expect(config).to receive(:call).and_raise(ArgumentError, "bang!")
         expect(config).to receive(:call).and_return(nil)
-        expect(config).to receive(:call).and_raise(ScriptError, "ruby typo!")
+        expect(config).to receive(:call).and_raise("error!")
       end
 
       it 'rescues and logs exception and continues' do
         expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:error).with(/Exception rescued in _process_changes:\nArgumentError: bang!/)
-        expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:error).with(/Exception rescued in _process_changes:\nScriptError: ruby typo!/)
+        expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:error).with(/Exception rescued in _process_changes:\nRuntimeError: error!/)
         expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:debug).with(/Callback \(exception\) took/)
         expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:debug).with(/Callback took/)
         expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:debug).with(/Callback \(exception\) took/)
diff --git a/spec/lib/listen/thread_spec.rb b/spec/lib/listen/thread_spec.rb
index a6966402..dc31f4f2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/listen/thread_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/listen/thread_spec.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,32 @@
       end
     end
 
+    class TestExceptionDerivedFromException < Exception; end # rubocop:disable Lint/InheritException
+
+    context "when process exit/failure exception raised" do
+      [SystemExit, SystemStackError, NoMemoryError, SecurityError, TestExceptionDerivedFromException].each do |exception|
+        context exception.name do
+          let(:block) do
+            -> { raise exception, 'boom!' }
+          end
+
+          it "does not rescue" do
+            expect(Thread).to receive(:new) do |&block|
+              expect do
+                block.call
+              end.to raise_exception(exception, 'boom!')
+
+              thread = instance_double(Thread, "thread")
+              allow(thread).to receive(:name=).with(any_args)
+              thread
+            end
+
+            subject
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when nested exceptions raised" do
       let(:block) { raise_nested_exception_block }
 
@@ -82,9 +108,10 @@
     context 'when exception raised that is not derived from StandardError' do
       let(:block) { raise_script_error_block }
 
-      it "still rescues and logs" do
-        expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:error).with(/Exception rescued in listen-worker_thread:\nScriptError: ruby typo!/)
-        subject.join
+      it "raises out of the thread" do
+        expect do
+          subject.join
+        end.to raise_exception(ScriptError, "ruby typo!")
       end
     end
   end
@@ -106,9 +133,10 @@
     context 'when exception raised that is not derived from StandardError' do
       let(:block) { raise_script_error_block }
 
-      it 'still rescues and logs' do
-        expect(Listen.logger).to receive(:error).with(/Exception rescued in method:\nScriptError: ruby typo!/)
-        described_class.rescue_and_log("method", &block)
+      it "raises out of the thread" do
+        expect do
+          described_class.rescue_and_log("method", &raise_script_error_block)
+        end.to raise_exception(ScriptError, "ruby typo!")
       end
     end
   end