This is basically the test class from https://github.com/ufoscout/vertx-client-exception-handler/blob/fd6e3de73d8ba4d76200b8157eed9f0de8cff9dc/src/test/java/ufo/client/handler/rest/HttpClientTimeoutVertxTest.java without the spring server
the thread discussion about this was https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vertx/DRsXoQ2FepQ