diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
index 612ba59df..afc30e237 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit_ok::Foo
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "for !exceptionRaised" )
 end
 
 #
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ begin
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError if exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( !exceptionRaised, "for exceptionRaised" )
 end
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
index 164f7a952..f4d257133 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Foo
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "exceptionRaised")
 end
 
 exceptionRaised = false
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Bar
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "exceptionRaised")
 end
 
 exceptionRaised = false
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Spam
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "exceptionRaised")
 end
 
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
index 55022237f..53a84dbc3 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #
 
 require 'swig_assert'
-
 require 'abstract_signature'
 
 include Abstract_signature
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_signature::Abstract_foo
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "for exceptionRaised")
 end
 
 #
@@ -58,6 +57,6 @@ rescue TypeError
   # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_signature::Abstract_bar
 	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
-  raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
+  swig_assert( exceptionRaised, "for exceptionRaised")
 end
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef2_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef2_runme.rb
index 9d305b234..885a13e29 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef2_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef2_runme.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #
 
 require 'swig_assert'
-
 require 'abstract_typedef2'
 
 include Abstract_typedef2
 
-a = A_UF.new
+swig_assert( 'a = A_UF.new' )
+
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef_runme.rb
index fa9519d8c..3ede9da78 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_typedef_runme.rb
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ include Abstract_typedef
 e = Engine.new
 a = A.new
 
-raise RuntimeError if a.write(e) != true
+swig_assert( a.write(e), 'for a.write(e)' )
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_virtual_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_virtual_runme.rb
index fd7996772..b55a754d2 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_virtual_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_virtual_runme.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 #
 
 require 'swig_assert'
-
 require 'abstract_virtual'
 
 include Abstract_virtual
 
-d = D.new
-e = E.new
-
+swig_assert('d = D.new')
+swig_assert('e = E.new')