diff --git a/spec/safe_statements_spec.rb b/spec/safe_statements_spec.rb
index d93a694..ecfecc8 100644
--- a/spec/safe_statements_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/safe_statements_spec.rb
@@ -4167,7 +4167,7 @@ def up
               )
             end
 
-            it "releases the lock (even after an exception)" do
+            it "releases the lock even after an exception" do
               begin
                 migration.safely_acquire_lock_for_table(table_name) do
                   raise "bogus error"
@@ -4178,6 +4178,32 @@ def up
               expect(locks_for_table(table_name, connection: alternate_connection)).to be_empty
             end
 
+            it "releases the lock even after a swallowed postgres exception" do
+              migration.safely_acquire_lock_for_table(table_name) do
+                expect(locks_for_table(table_name, connection: alternate_connection)).to contain_exactly(
+                  having_attributes(
+                    table: "bogus_table",
+                    lock_type: "AccessExclusiveLock",
+                    granted: true,
+                    pid: kind_of(Integer),
+                  ),
+                )
+
+                begin
+                  migration.connection.execute("SELECT * FROM garbage")
+                rescue
+                end
+
+                expect(locks_for_table(table_name, connection: alternate_connection)).to be_empty
+
+                expect do
+                  migration.connection.execute("SELECT * FROM bogus_table")
+                end.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid, /PG::InFailedSqlTransaction/)
+              end
+
+              expect(locks_for_table(table_name, connection: alternate_connection)).to be_empty
+            end
+
             it "waits to acquire a lock if the table is already blocked" do
               block_call_count = 0
               expect(PgHaMigrations::BlockingDatabaseTransactions).to receive(:find_blocking_transactions).exactly(3).times do |*args|