diff --git a/spec/jwt/verify_spec.rb b/spec/jwt/verify_spec.rb
index 3cb763ac..da645ac8 100644
--- a/spec/jwt/verify_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jwt/verify_spec.rb
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         it "must raise error when #{method} option is set to true" do
           expect do
             described_class.verify_claims(payload, options.merge(method => true).merge(fail_verifications_options))
-          end.to raise_error
+          end.to raise_error JWT::DecodeError
         end
       end
     end