diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/exception/GlobalExceptionHandlerTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/exception/GlobalExceptionHandlerTest.java
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+package org.raddatz.familienarchiv.exception;
+
+import io.sentry.Sentry;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class GlobalExceptionHandlerTest {
+
+    @InjectMocks
+    private GlobalExceptionHandler handler;
+
+    @Test
+    void handleGeneric_captures_exception_in_sentry_and_returns_500() {
+        RuntimeException ex = new RuntimeException("unexpected failure");
+
+        try (MockedStatic<Sentry> sentryMock = mockStatic(Sentry.class)) {
+            ResponseEntity<GlobalExceptionHandler.ErrorResponse> response = handler.handleGeneric(ex);
+
+            sentryMock.verify(() -> Sentry.captureException(ex));
+            assertThat(response.getStatusCode().value()).isEqualTo(500);
+            assertThat(response.getBody()).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(response.getBody().code()).isEqualTo(ErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR);
+        }
+    }
+}