RuntimeException ex = new RuntimeException();

    ListenableFuture<?> future;

    ThrowingRunnable runnable = new ThrowingRunnable(5, ex);
    future = service.scheduleAtFixedRate(runnable, 1, 1, MILLISECONDS);
    assertExecutionException(future, ex);
    assertEquals(5, runnable.count);
    assertEquals(0, delegate.getQueue().size());

    runnable = new ThrowingRunnable(5, ex);

    }

    @Override
    public ListenableScheduledFuture<?> scheduleAtFixedRate(
        Runnable command, long initialDelay, long period, TimeUnit unit) {
      NeverSuccessfulListenableFutureTask task = new NeverSuccessfulListenableFutureTask(command);
      ScheduledFuture<?> scheduled = delegate.scheduleAtFixedRate(task, initialDelay, period, unit);