diff --git a/tests/scripts/test028-idassert b/tests/scripts/test028-idassert
index 564a615d27e9e4cd9219ae87642e1f10b655ab21..dacd68d8fbc7a6206b7739d8be38f780eae0cb2c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test028-idassert
+++ b/tests/scripts/test028-idassert
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ if test $USE_SASL != "no" ; then
 	if test $RC != 50 ; then
 		echo "ldapwhoami should have failed ($RC)!"
 		test $KILLSERVERS != no && kill -HUP $KILLPIDS
-		exit $RC
+		exit 1
 	fi
 
 	echo "Filtering ldapsearch results..."