diff --git a/test/test/npm.test.ts b/test/test/npm.test.ts
index bc2ecfb3..3d4aca6e 100644
--- a/test/test/npm.test.ts
+++ b/test/test/npm.test.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ describe("license-auditor", () => {
           cwd: testDirectory,
         });
 
-        expect(errorCode).toBe(0);
+        expect(errorCode).toBe(1);
         expect(output).toContain("Unable to resolve project dependencies.");
       },
     );