diff --git a/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp b/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
index b587eff0cb..7d10fad716 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
@@ -741,8 +741,8 @@ class LedgerRPC_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
                 BEAST_EXPECT(txns[i].isMember(jss::ctid));
                 auto const expectedCtid =
                     RPC::encodeCTID(jrr[jss::ledger][jss::ledger_index].asUInt(), i, netID);
-                BEAST_EXPECT(expectedCtid.has_value());
-                BEAST_EXPECT(txns[i][jss::ctid] == *expectedCtid);
+                if (BEAST_EXPECT(expectedCtid.has_value()))
+                    BEAST_EXPECT(txns[i][jss::ctid] == *expectedCtid);
             }
         }