diff --git a/src/flamenco/runtime/tests/run_ledger_tests.sh b/src/flamenco/runtime/tests/run_ledger_tests.sh
index ecc40802f0..c6c3546e26 100755
--- a/src/flamenco/runtime/tests/run_ledger_tests.sh
+++ b/src/flamenco/runtime/tests/run_ledger_tests.sh
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ if [ $status -ne 0 ] || grep -q "Bank hash mismatch" $LOG;
 then
   if [ "$status" -eq "$EXPECTED" ]; then
     echo "inverted test passed"
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
   fi
   tail -40 $LOG
   echo_error 'ledger test failed:'