diff --git a/tests/snippets/builtin_pow.py b/tests/snippets/builtin_pow.py
index c4971fe84..1df2e2882 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/builtin_pow.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/builtin_pow.py
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ def powtest(type):
                     # FIXME: num-bigint bug for this case
                     # https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/pull/113
                     continue
+                if i < 0 or k < 0:
+                    # FIXME: num-bigint bug for negative base or mod
+                    # https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/pull/114
+                    continue
                 if k != 0:
                     if type == float or j < 0:
                         assert_raises(TypeError, pow, type(i), j, k)
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@ def test_other():
                 # FIXME: num-bigint bug for this case
                 # https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/pull/113
                 continue
+            if i < 0:
+                # FIXME: num-bigint bug for negative base
+                # https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/pull/114
+                continue
             for k in range(-7, 11):
                 if j >= 0 and k != 0:
                     assert_equal(
diff --git a/tests/snippets/testutils.py b/tests/snippets/testutils.py
index 19d58ea4a..8a9fdddb2 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/testutils.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/testutils.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TestFailingIter:
 def _assert_print(f, args):
     raised = True
     try:
-        f()
+        assert f()
         raised = False
     finally:
         if raised: