diff --git a/tests/robin_map_tests.cpp b/tests/robin_map_tests.cpp
index 2a9a8ab..d8898da 100644
--- a/tests/robin_map_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/robin_map_tests.cpp
@@ -745,41 +745,44 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_modify_value_through_iterator_with_const_qualifier) {
 /**
  * constructor
  */
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_extreme_bucket_count_value_construction) {
-  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(
+  // std::bad_alloc or std::length_error will be thrown depending on the
+  // platform overcommit
+  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(
       (tsl::robin_map<int, int, std::hash<int>, std::equal_to<int>,
                       std::allocator<std::pair<int, int>>, false,
                       tsl::rh::power_of_two_growth_policy<2>>(
           std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max())),
-      std::length_error);
+      std::bad_alloc, std::length_error);
 
-  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(
+  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(
       (tsl::robin_map<int, int, std::hash<int>, std::equal_to<int>,
                       std::allocator<std::pair<int, int>>, false,
                       tsl::rh::power_of_two_growth_policy<2>>(
           std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max() / 2 + 1)),
-      std::length_error);
+      std::bad_alloc, std::length_error);
 
-  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(
+  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(
       (tsl::robin_map<int, int, std::hash<int>, std::equal_to<int>,
                       std::allocator<std::pair<int, int>>, false,
                       tsl::rh::prime_growth_policy>(
           std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max())),
-      std::length_error);
+      std::bad_alloc, std::length_error);
 
-  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(
+  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(
       (tsl::robin_map<int, int, std::hash<int>, std::equal_to<int>,
                       std::allocator<std::pair<int, int>>, false,
                       tsl::rh::prime_growth_policy>(
           std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max() / 2)),
-      std::length_error);
+      std::bad_alloc, std::length_error);
 
-  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(
+  TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(
       (tsl::robin_map<int, int, std::hash<int>, std::equal_to<int>,
                       std::allocator<std::pair<int, int>>, false,
                       tsl::rh::mod_growth_policy<>>(
           std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max())),
-      std::length_error);
+      std::bad_alloc, std::length_error);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_range_construct) {
diff --git a/tests/utils.h b/tests/utils.h
index 697066f..74433a3 100644
--- a/tests/utils.h
+++ b/tests/utils.h
@@ -36,8 +36,18 @@
 
 #ifdef TSL_RH_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #define TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(S, E)
+#define TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(S, E1, E2)
 #else
 #define TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW(S, E) BOOST_CHECK_THROW(S, E)
+#define TSL_RH_CHECK_THROW_EITHER(S, E1, E2) \
+  do {                                       \
+    try {                                    \
+      S;                                     \
+      BOOST_CHECK(false);                    \
+    } catch (const E1&) {                    \
+    } catch (const E2&) {                    \
+    }                                        \
+  } while (0)
 #endif
 
 template <typename T>