diff --git a/pkg/types/tracefunneltypes/utils_test.go b/pkg/types/tracefunneltypes/utils_test.go
index 451a650294..0b51bd3fc9 100644
--- a/pkg/types/tracefunneltypes/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/types/tracefunneltypes/utils_test.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func TestGetClaims(t *testing.T) {
 			claims, err := authtypes.ClaimsFromContext(req.Context())
 			if tt.expectError {
 				assert.Error(t, err)
-				assert.Nil(t, claims)
+				assert.Nil(t, claims.Audience)
 			} else {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 				assert.NotNil(t, claims)