diff --git a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
index e28454098..7bc7b2c72 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
@@ -1053,7 +1053,9 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         env.fund(XRP(10000), alice, carol);
         env.close();
 
-        auto submitClosedExport = [&](std::uint32_t ticketSeq, TER expected) {
+        auto submitClosedExport = [&](std::uint32_t ticketSeq,
+                                      TER expected,
+                                      bool expectShadow) {
             auto const seq = env.current()->seq();
             auto innerObj = buildExportedPayment(
                 alice.id(), carol.id(), seq + 1, seq + 50, ticketSeq);
@@ -1072,14 +1074,16 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
 
             auto const shadow =
                 env.le(keylet::shadowTicket(alice.id(), ticketSeq));
-            BEAST_EXPECT((expected == tesSUCCESS) == static_cast<bool>(shadow));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(expectShadow == static_cast<bool>(shadow));
             env.close();
         };
 
         for (std::uint32_t i = 1; i <= ExportLimits::maxPendingExports; ++i)
-            submitClosedExport(i, tesSUCCESS);
+            submitClosedExport(i, tesSUCCESS, true);
 
-        submitClosedExport(ExportLimits::maxPendingExports + 1, tecDIR_FULL);
+        submitClosedExport(1, tecDUPLICATE, true);
+        submitClosedExport(
+            ExportLimits::maxPendingExports + 1, tecDIR_FULL, false);
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/ExportLedgerOps.h b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/ExportLedgerOps.h
index 68f92143f..b6eff353f 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/ExportLedgerOps.h
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/ExportLedgerOps.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ validateTicketSequence(STTx const& stx, beast::Journal j)
 /// @param stx        The exported transaction (checked for sfTicketSequence)
 /// @param txnId      Hash of the exported transaction
 /// @param j          Journal for logging
-/// @return tesSUCCESS, tecDIR_FULL, or tefINTERNAL
+/// @return tesSUCCESS, tecDUPLICATE, tecDIR_FULL, or tefINTERNAL
 inline TER
 createShadowTicket(
     ApplyView& view,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ createShadowTicket(
     {
         JLOG(j.warn()) << "ExportLedgerOps: shadow ticket already exists for "
                        << account << " seq=" << ticketSeq;
-        return tefINTERNAL;
+        return tecDUPLICATE;
     }
 
     auto const pending = shadowTicketCount(view, account);