diff --git a/test/helpers/assertRevert.js b/test/helpers/assertRevert.js
index b82e0f195..063a873e3 100644
--- a/test/helpers/assertRevert.js
+++ b/test/helpers/assertRevert.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 async function assertRevert (promise) {
   try {
     await promise;
-    assert.fail('Expected revert not received');
   } catch (error) {
     const revertFound = error.message.search('revert') >= 0;
     assert(revertFound, `Expected "revert", got ${error} instead`);
+    return;
   }
+  assert.fail('Expected revert not received');
 }
 
 module.exports = {