diff --git a/ctdb/tests/src/ctdb_persistent.c b/ctdb/tests/src/ctdb_persistent.c
index 4a50aa798f7..8110ce12832 100644
--- a/ctdb/tests/src/ctdb_persistent.c
+++ b/ctdb/tests/src/ctdb_persistent.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static void test_store_records(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, struct event_context *
 		ret = ctdb_transaction_commit(h);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,("Failed to commit transaction\n"));
-			//exit(1);
+			exit(1);
 		}
 
 		/* store the counters and verify that they are sane */