diff --git a/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp b/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
index 7d10fad716..22d703db14 100644
--- a/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/rpc/LedgerRPC_test.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ class LedgerRPC_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
                 auto const expectedCtid =
                     RPC::encodeCTID(jrr[jss::ledger][jss::ledger_index].asUInt(), i, netID);
                 if (BEAST_EXPECT(expectedCtid.has_value()))
-                    BEAST_EXPECT(txns[i][jss::ctid] == *expectedCtid);
+                    BEAST_EXPECT(txns[i][jss::ctid] == expectedCtid.value());
             }
         }