diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/checkComment.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/checkComment.php
index 0bedc4a919..b33ccd7439 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/checkComment.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/checkComment.php
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Tests_Comment_CheckComment extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	public function test_should_return_true_when_content_does_not_match_moderation_keys() {
+		update_option( 'comment_whitelist', 0 );
+
 		$author       = 'WendytheBuilder';
 		$author_email = 'wendy@example.com';
 		$author_url   = 'http://example.com';
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class Tests_Comment_CheckComment extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		update_option( 'moderation_keys',"foo\nbar" );
 		$results = check_comment( $author, $author_email, $author_url, $comment, $author_ip, $user_agent, $comment_type );
-		$this->assertFalse( $results );
+		$this->assertTrue( $results );
 	}
 
 	public function test_should_return_false_when_link_count_exceeds_comment_max_length_setting() {