diff --git a/Library/.rubocop.yml b/Library/.rubocop.yml
index a3e2800eba..176e43e050 100644
--- a/Library/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/Library/.rubocop.yml
@@ -113,3 +113,7 @@ Style/Tab:
     Enabled: false
 Style/TrailingBlankLines:
     Enabled: false
+
+# we use raise, not fail
+Style/SignalException:
+  EnforcedStyle: only_raise