diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/notifications/objects/test_exception.py b/nova/tests/unit/notifications/objects/test_exception.py
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+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import sys
+import traceback
+import unittest
+
+from nova.notifications.objects import exception
+from nova import test
+
+
+class TestExceptionPayload(test.NoDBTestCase):
+
+    # Failing due to bug #1881455
+    @unittest.expectedFailure
+    def test_from_exc_and_traceback(self):
+        try:
+            raise Exception('foo')
+        except Exception:
+            exc_info = sys.exc_info()
+            tb = traceback.format_exc()
+
+        payload = exception.ExceptionPayload.from_exc_and_traceback(
+            exc_info[1], tb)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'nova.tests.unit.notifications.objects.test_exception',
+            payload.module_name,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'test_from_exc_and_traceback', payload.function_name)
+        self.assertEqual('foo', payload.exception_message)
+
+    def test_from_exc_and_traceback_nested(self):
+        try:
+            raise Exception('foo')
+        except Exception:
+            exc_info = sys.exc_info()
+            tb = traceback.format_exc()
+
+            payload = exception.ExceptionPayload.from_exc_and_traceback(
+                exc_info[1], tb)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'nova.tests.unit.notifications.objects.test_exception',
+            payload.module_name,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'test_from_exc_and_traceback_nested', payload.function_name)
+        self.assertEqual('foo', payload.exception_message)