diff --git a/parfive/tests/test_downloader.py b/parfive/tests/test_downloader.py
index 1766fae..a93f337 100644
--- a/parfive/tests/test_downloader.py
+++ b/parfive/tests/test_downloader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import threading
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import gettempdir
+from time import sleep
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -523,9 +524,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def run(self):
         self.result = self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
 
-
 @skip_windows
-def test_download_out_of_main_thread(httpserver, tmpdir):
+def test_download_out_of_main_thread(httpserver, tmpdir, recwarn):
     tmpdir = str(tmpdir)
     httpserver.serve_content(
         "SIMPLE  = T", headers={"Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=testfile.fits"}
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ def test_download_out_of_main_thread(httpserver, tmpdir):
     thread = CustomThread(target=dl.download)
     thread.start()
 
-    with pytest.warns(
-        UserWarning,
-        match="This download has been started in a thread which is not the main thread. You will not be able to interrupt the download.",
-    ):
-        thread.join()
+    thread.join()
 
     validate_test_file(thread.result)
+
+    assert len(recwarn) > 0
+    assert any(['This download has been started in a thread which is not the main thread. You will not be able to interrupt the download.' ==
+                w.message.args[0] for w in recwarn])
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