diff --git a/namesys/publisher_test.go b/namesys/publisher_test.go
index 7a8cf7ede..0e9ef1d4e 100644
--- a/namesys/publisher_test.go
+++ b/namesys/publisher_test.go
@@ -108,5 +108,5 @@ func TestRSAPublisher(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEd22519Publisher(t *testing.T) {
-	testNamekeyPublisher(t, ci.Ed25519, nil, true)
+	testNamekeyPublisher(t, ci.Ed25519, ds.ErrNotFound, false)
 }