diff --git a/test/test.c++ b/test/test.c++
index eeea36c6..b066262e 100644
--- a/test/test.c++
+++ b/test/test.c++
@@ -733,6 +733,18 @@ void testcase::speculum_check_iterator(const char *where, const char *stage,
             mdbx_dump_val(&v, dump_value, sizeof(dump_value)));
 }
 
+void testcase::failure(const char *fmt, ...) const {
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  fflush(nullptr);
+  logging::output_nocheckloglevel_ap(logging::failure, fmt, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+  fflush(nullptr);
+  if (txn_guard)
+    mdbx_txn_commit(const_cast<testcase *>(this)->txn_guard.release());
+  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
 #if SPECULUM_CURSORS
 void testcase::speculum_check_cursor(const char *where, const char *stage,
                                      const testcase::SET::const_iterator &it,
diff --git a/test/test.h++ b/test/test.h++
index 6158ba66..404e95e5 100644
--- a/test/test.h++
+++ b/test/test.h++
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ protected:
   void signal();
   bool should_continue(bool check_timeout_only = false) const;
 
+  void failure(const char *fmt, ...) const;
   void generate_pair(const keygen::serial_t serial, keygen::buffer &out_key,
                      keygen::buffer &out_value, keygen::serial_t data_age) {
     keyvalue_maker.pair(serial, out_key, out_value, data_age, false);