diff --git a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
index 53ee8ba5577..8227f71c01a 100644
--- a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
+++ b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ public URL getSeleniumAddress() {
         try {
             return new URL("http", getHost(), getMappedPort(SELENIUM_PORT), "/wd/hub");
         } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace(); // TODO
-            return null;
+            throw new ContainerLaunchException("Could not construct Selenium address", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/selenium/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/selenium/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
index 97ac23f5d55..af028d9d2f7 100644
--- a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/selenium/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
+++ b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/selenium/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ public URL getSeleniumAddress() {
         try {
             return new URL("http", getHost(), getMappedPort(SELENIUM_PORT), "/wd/hub");
         } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace(); // TODO
-            return null;
+            throw new ContainerLaunchException("Could not construct Selenium address", e);
         }
     }