diff --git a/test/unit/from_current.cpp b/test/unit/from_current.cpp
index 02d4346..5ca6d46 100644
--- a/test/unit/from_current.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/from_current.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
 using namespace std::literals;
 
 
+static volatile int truthy = 2;
+
 // NOTE: returning something and then return stacktrace_multi_3(line_numbers) * rand(); is done to prevent TCO even
 // under LTO https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/cpptrace/issues/179#issuecomment-2467302052
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_from_current_3(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {
     static volatile int lto_guard; lto_guard = lto_guard + 1;
-    line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
-    throw std::runtime_error("foobar");
+    if(truthy) { // due to a MSVC warning about unreachable code
+        line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
+        throw std::runtime_error("foobar");
+    }
+    return 2;
 }
 
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_from_current_2(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {
diff --git a/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp b/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
index e3b837f..cd6de46 100644
--- a/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
 using namespace std::literals;
 
 
+static volatile int truthy = 2;
+
 // NOTE: returning something and then return stacktrace_multi_3(line_numbers) * rand(); is done to prevent TCO even
 // under LTO https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/cpptrace/issues/179#issuecomment-2467302052
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_from_current_z_3(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {
     static volatile int lto_guard; lto_guard = lto_guard + 1;
-    line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
-    throw std::runtime_error("foobar");
+    if(truthy) { // due to a MSVC warning about unreachable code
+        line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
+        throw std::runtime_error("foobar");
+    }
+    return 2;
 }
 
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_from_current_z_2(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {
diff --git a/test/unit/traced_exception.cpp b/test/unit/traced_exception.cpp
index ee69d96..58b2e20 100644
--- a/test/unit/traced_exception.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/traced_exception.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@
 using namespace std::literals;
 
 
+static volatile int truthy = 2;
+
 // NOTE: returning something and then return stacktrace_multi_3(line_numbers) * rand(); is done to prevent TCO even
 // under LTO https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/cpptrace/issues/179#issuecomment-2467302052
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_traced_object_3(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {
     static volatile int lto_guard; lto_guard = lto_guard + 1;
-    line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
-    throw cpptrace::runtime_error("foobar");
+    if(truthy) { // due to a MSVC warning about unreachable code
+        line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
+        throw cpptrace::runtime_error("foobar");
+    }
+    return 2;
 }
 
 CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE int stacktrace_traced_object_2(std::vector<int>& line_numbers) {