diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index e75c393558f..f5e34e75622 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -4136,6 +4136,7 @@ def test_basic(self):
         except pywintypes.error as e:
             if e.winerror == 5:  # access denied
                 raise unittest.SkipTest('Insufficient privileges to run test')
+            raise
 
         r = logging.makeLogRecord({'msg': 'Test Log Message'})
         h.handle(r)