diff --git a/tests/playTests.sh b/tests/playTests.sh
index e2dbccbf5..51f55b9d8 100755
--- a/tests/playTests.sh
+++ b/tests/playTests.sh
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ fi
 
 $ECHO "\n===> suffix list test"
 
-$ZSTD -d tmp.abc 2> tmplg || echo 
+! $ZSTD -d tmp.abc 2> tmplg
 
 if [ $GZIPMODE -ne 1 ]; then 
     grep ".gz" tmplg > $INTOVOID && die "Unsupported suffix listed"