diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/query/session.sim b/tests/script/tsim/query/session.sim
index 3aee838625..d4920ea255 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/query/session.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/query/session.sim
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ endi
 
 print ================> syntax error check not active ================> reactive
 sql_error select * from dev_001 session(ts,1w)
-sql select count(*) from st session(ts,1w)
+sql_error select count(*) from st session(ts,1w)
 sql_error select count(*) from dev_001 group by tagtype session(ts,1w)
 sql select count(*) from dev_001 session(ts,1n)
 sql select count(*) from dev_001 session(ts,1y)