diff --git a/src/main/daemon/daemon-restore-scrollback-depth.test.ts b/src/main/daemon/daemon-restore-scrollback-depth.test.ts
index bc7ec485157..7ce4742530d 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/daemon-restore-scrollback-depth.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/daemon-restore-scrollback-depth.test.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('STA-4091 previously recoverable restore depth', () => {
         scrollback: DAEMON_SESSION_SCROLLBACK_ROWS
       })
       try {
-        live.writeSync(numberedOutput(DESKTOP_TERMINAL_SCROLLBACK_ROWS_DEFAULT))
+        expect(live.writeSync(numberedOutput(DESKTOP_TERMINAL_SCROLLBACK_ROWS_DEFAULT))).toBe(true)
         const liveSnapshot = live.getSnapshot()
         expect(snapshotText(liveSnapshot)).not.toContain(PREVIOUSLY_RECOVERABLE_LINE)