diff --git a/mssql/mssql_test.go b/mssql/mssql_test.go
index 4c9f1cee..f2928d9f 100644
--- a/mssql/mssql_test.go
+++ b/mssql/mssql_test.go
@@ -231,18 +231,15 @@ func Test_MSSQL_Non_UTF8(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_SslRequiredMode(t *testing.T) {
-	defer func() {
-		if recover() == nil {
-			require.Equalf(t, true, nil, "Connection was established with a `require`")
-		}
-	}()
-	_ = New(Config{
-		Database: "fiber",
-		Username: "username",
-		Password: "password",
-		Reset:    true,
-		SslMode:  "require",
-	})
+	require.Panics(t, func() {
+		_ = New(Config{
+			Database: "fiber",
+			Username: "username",
+			Password: "password",
+			Reset:    true,
+			SslMode:  "require",
+		})
+	}, "Expected panic when connecting to MSSQL with SSL mode set to require")
 }
 
 func Test_MSSQL_Close(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/postgres/postgres_test.go b/postgres/postgres_test.go
index 5add856d..2e9ff846 100644
--- a/postgres/postgres_test.go
+++ b/postgres/postgres_test.go
@@ -236,14 +236,11 @@ func Test_Postgres_Non_UTF8(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_SslRequiredMode(t *testing.T) {
-	defer func() {
-		if recover() == nil {
-			require.Equalf(t, true, nil, "Connection was established with a `require`")
-		}
-	}()
-	_ = New(Config{
-		Reset: true,
-	})
+	require.Panics(t, func() {
+		_ = New(Config{
+			Reset: true,
+		})
+	}, "Expected panic when connecting to Postgres with SSL mode set to require")
 }
 
 func Test_Postgres_Conn(t *testing.T) {