laravel - Unit test not triggering try/catch statement -

the test class below fails following error.

 method error() mockery_15_illuminate_log_writer should called 1 times called 0 times. 

i trying assert modelnotfoundexception thrown , code in catch section being run. seems exception being thrown correctly reason stops there. couldn't find in docs first time testing try/catch may missing something.

thanks in advance. let me know if need more info.

note: $this->userrepo mocked object being injected through constructor. in case wasn't clear.

class:

public function fire() {     try{          //if useremail option specified, run email specific user         if($this->option('useremail')) {              // point exception thrown             $user = $this->userrepo->findby('email', $this->option('useremail'));              // other non-important code          } else {              // other code          }      } catch(modelnotfoundexception $e) {         // code not being run when exception thrown         $message = 'user email of '. $this->option('useremail'). ' not exist in '. app::environment(). ' db';         \log::error($message);         $this->error($message);      } catch(exception $e) {          \log::error($e->getmessage());         $this->error($e->getmessage());     } } 

test:

 public function email_reports_fail_to_send_if_no_model_found() {     $this->setexpectedexception('modelnotfoundexception');     $this->userrepo         ->shouldreceive('findby')         ->once()         ->with('email', 'whatamadeupemailthisisridiculous@gmail.com')         ->andthrow('modelnotfoundexception');      \log::shouldreceive('error')->once();      $this->commandtester->execute(['command' => $this->command->getname(), '--useremail' => 'whatamadeupemailthisisridiculous@gmail.com']); } 

when configuring mock throwing exception, must refer exception class using qualified name, i.e. including namespace. if don't class won't same , exception catched default catch.