#17877 reproducer

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diff --git a/spec/unit/transaction/resource_harness_spec.rb b/spec/unit/transaction/resource_harness_spec.rb
index 7e9aac4..6334d77 100755
--- a/spec/unit/transaction/resource_harness_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/transaction/resource_harness_spec.rb
@@ -111,17 +111,25 @@ describe Puppet::Transaction::ResourceHarness do
   describe "when an error occurs" do
     before :each do
       stub_provider = make_stub_provider
-      resource = stub_provider.new :name => 'name', :foo => 1, :bar => 2
-      resource.expects(:err).never
-      @status = @harness.evaluate(resource)
+      @resource = stub_provider.new :name => 'name', :foo => 1, :bar => 2
+      @resource.expects(:err).never
     end
 
     it "should record previous successful events" do
+      @status = @harness.evaluate(@resource)
       @status.events[0].property.should == 'foo'
       @status.events[0].status.should == 'success'
     end
 
     it "should record a failure event" do
+      @status = @harness.evaluate(@resource)
+      @status.events[1].property.should == 'bar'
+      @status.events[1].status.should == 'failure'
+    end
+
+    it "should record a failure event with RSpec failure during sync" do
+      ZeroDivisionError.expects(:new).never()
+      @status = @harness.evaluate(@resource)
       @status.events[1].property.should == 'bar'
       @status.events[1].status.should == 'failure'
     end