diff --git a/tests/JFJochStateMachineTest.cpp b/tests/JFJochStateMachineTest.cpp
index dd5f9ea5a..3b140ceec 100644
--- a/tests/JFJochStateMachineTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/JFJochStateMachineTest.cpp
@@ -336,10 +336,11 @@ TEST_CASE("JFJochStateMachine_CalibrationFailure") {
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(state_machine.Initialize());
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(state_machine.WaitTillMeasurementDone());
 
-    // Inactive, not Idle and not Error: the calibration is undefined, so the detector has to be
-    // initialized again rather than looking ready to measure.
+    // Error, not Idle: the calibration is undefined, so the detector has to be initialized again
+    // rather than looking ready to measure. Error and not Inactive, so that the wait calls report
+    // the reason instead of the bodiless answer a deliberate power-off leaves behind.
     auto status = state_machine.GetStatus();
-    REQUIRE(status.state == JFJochState::Inactive);
+    REQUIRE(status.state == JFJochState::Error);
     REQUIRE(status.message_severity == BrokerStatus::MessageSeverity::Error);
     REQUIRE(status.message == "Pedestal not collected properly");