diff --git a/ext/pdo_mysql/tests/gh13384.phpt b/ext/pdo_mysql/tests/gh13384.phpt
index 481742e403b..db3e3153e03 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_mysql/tests/gh13384.phpt
+++ b/ext/pdo_mysql/tests/gh13384.phpt
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ $stringableObject = new class () implements Stringable {
 };
 
 echo "Stringable object, value set after bindParam:\n";
-
-$stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT ?');
-$param = 'foo';
-$stmt->bindParam(1, $param, PDO::PARAM_STR);
-$param = $stringableObject;
-$stmt->execute();
-var_dump(is_object($param), $param === $stringableObject);
-echo "\n";
-
+try {
+    $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT ?');
+    $param = 'foo';
+    $stmt->bindParam(1, $param, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+    $param = $stringableObject;
+    $stmt->execute();
+    var_dump(is_object($param), $param === $stringableObject);
+    echo "\n";
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage()."\n\n";
+}
 
 echo "Stringable object, bindValue:\n";
 $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT (?)');