diff --git a/src/utils/PartitionerOptions.hpp b/src/utils/PartitionerOptions.hpp
index b17180e0b78e612c314f64bad878c7136ff328bc..7adce0db4ae35ace3a5d75509efea5742e2957fb 100644
--- a/src/utils/PartitionerOptions.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/PartitionerOptions.hpp
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ getPartitionerEnumFromName(const std::string& enum_name)
       return PartitionerEnumType{enum_value};
     }
   }
-  // LCOV_EXCL_START
-  throw UnexpectedError(std::string{"could not find '"} + enum_name + "' associate type!");
-  // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
+  throw NormalError(std::string{"could not find '"} + enum_name + "' associate type!");
 }
 
 class PartitionerOptions
diff --git a/tests/test_PartitionerOptions.cpp b/tests/test_PartitionerOptions.cpp
index 9f0605b4e15861abad28599006c1b53392d9d54d..d1de1dde0e010fab8f54126783631f4a7cf9c499 100644
--- a/tests/test_PartitionerOptions.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_PartitionerOptions.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,33 @@ TEST_CASE("PartitionerOptions", "[utils]")
     REQUIRE(name(PartitionerLibrary::ptscotch) == "PTScotch");
     REQUIRE_THROWS_WITH(name(PartitionerLibrary::PT__end),
                         "unexpected error: Partitioner library name is not defined!");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("type from name")
+  {
+    REQUIRE(getPartitionerEnumFromName<PartitionerLibrary>("ParMETIS") == PartitionerLibrary::parmetis);
+    REQUIRE(getPartitionerEnumFromName<PartitionerLibrary>("PTScotch") == PartitionerLibrary::ptscotch);
+
+    REQUIRE_THROWS_WITH(getPartitionerEnumFromName<PartitionerLibrary>("foobar"),
+                        "error: could not find 'foobar' associate type!");
+  }
+
+  SECTION("output")
+  {
+    {
+      PartitionerOptions options;
+      options.library() = PartitionerLibrary::parmetis;
+      std::stringstream os;
+      os << options;
+      REQUIRE(os.str() == "  library: ParMETIS\n");
+    }
 
-    WARN("not finished");
+    {
+      PartitionerOptions options;
+      options.library() = PartitionerLibrary::ptscotch;
+      std::stringstream os;
+      os << options;
+      REQUIRE(os.str() == "  library: PTScotch\n");
+    }
   }
 }