diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
index 42613405af..2b4cce5e64 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/topic1.sim
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ sql alter database db keep 20
 sql_error alter database db keep 10
 sql_error alter database db keep 9
 sql_error alter database db keep 1
-sql alter database db keep 0
-sql alter database db keep -1
+sql_error alter database db keep 0
+sql_error alter database db keep -1
 sql_error alter database db keep 365001
 
 sql_error alter topic db keep 40