diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index 8171f103b6..70e7538f77 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@ virtTestRun(const char *title, int nloops, int (*body)(const void *data), const
 
         if (ts)
             GETTIMEOFDAY(&before);
+        virResetLastError();
         if ((ret = body(data)) != 0)
             break;
+        virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();
+        if (err)
+            virDispatchError(NULL);
         if (ts)	{
             GETTIMEOFDAY(&after);
             ts[i] = DIFF_MSEC(&after, &before);