diff --git a/fuelweb_test/tests/test_bonding.py b/fuelweb_test/tests/test_bonding.py
index 38b9cb2d6..328637739 100644
--- a/fuelweb_test/tests/test_bonding.py
+++ b/fuelweb_test/tests/test_bonding.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 
 from proboscis.asserts import assert_equal
-from proboscis.asserts import assert_raises
 from proboscis import test
 # pylint: disable=import-error
 from six.moves.urllib.error import HTTPError
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
+from fuelweb_test import logger
 from fuelweb_test.helpers.decorators import log_snapshot_after_test
 from fuelweb_test.settings import DEPLOYMENT_MODE
 from fuelweb_test.settings import NEUTRON_SEGMENT
@@ -209,12 +209,36 @@ class BondingHAOneController(BondingTest):
         nailgun_nodes = self.fuel_web.client.list_cluster_nodes(cluster_id)
         invalid_bond_conf = deepcopy(self.BOND_CONFIG)
         invalid_bond_conf[1]['mode'] = '802.3ad'
-        assert_raises(
-            HTTPError,
-            self.fuel_web.update_node_networks,
-            nailgun_nodes[0]['id'],
-            interfaces_dict=deepcopy(self.INTERFACES),
-            raw_data=invalid_bond_conf)
+        invalid_bond_conf[1]['bond_properties']['mode'] = '802.3ad'
+        interfaces_dict = deepcopy(self.INTERFACES)
+
+        exp_code = 400
+        try:
+            self.fuel_web.update_node_networks(
+                nailgun_nodes[0]['id'],
+                interfaces_dict=interfaces_dict,
+                raw_data=invalid_bond_conf)
+        except HTTPError as exc:
+            if exc.code != exp_code:
+                logger.error(
+                    'Raised:   {exc!s},\n'
+                    'Expected: {exp} with code={code}'.format(
+                        exc=exc, exp=HTTPError.__class__, code=exp_code))
+                raise
+
+            logger.info('Test PASS: expected exception raised: '
+                        '{!s}'.format(exc))
+            return
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            logger.error(
+                'Raised:   {exc!s},\n'
+                'Expected: {exp} with code={code}'.format(
+                    exc=exc, exp=HTTPError.__class__, code=exp_code))
+            raise
+        raise AssertionError(
+            'Not raised any exception, while expected '
+            '{exp} with code={code}'.format(
+                exp=HTTPError.__class__, code=exp_code))
 
 
 @test(groups=["bonding_neutron", "bonding_ha", "bonding"])