diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/slow/ITBackupTest.java b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/slow/ITBackupTest.java
index 63018eeab95..bf65f7147ab 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/slow/ITBackupTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/it/slow/ITBackupTest.java
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public void test02_RetryNonIdempotentRpcsReturningLongRunningOperations() throws
         }
         try {
           client.cancelOperation(op.getName());
-        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+        } catch (SpannerException | ExecutionException e) {
           // Ignore, this can happen, as the restore operation sometimes fails to start if there
           // is already a restore operation running on the instance.
         }