diff --git a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
index 1c4dab081..88d6e1989 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ test_add_cat_file() {
     ipfs add -Q --chunker rabin-36-512-1024 mountdir/hello.txt
   '
 
-  test_expect_code 127 "ipfs add --chunker rabin-12-512-1024 failed" '
-    ipfs add -Q --chunker rabin-12-512-1024 mountdir/hello.txt
+  test_expect_success "ipfs add --chunker rabin-12-512-1024 failed" '
+    test_expect_code 127 ipfs add -Q --chunker rabin-12-512-1024 mountdir/hello.txt
   '