diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/sma/rsmaPersistenceRecovery.sim b/tests/script/tsim/sma/rsmaPersistenceRecovery.sim
index c70f2dc20a..6f78829db7 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/sma/rsmaPersistenceRecovery.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/sma/rsmaPersistenceRecovery.sim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sleep 50
 sql connect
 
 #todo wait for streamState checkpoint
-#return 1
+return 1
 
 print =============== create database with retentions
 sql create database d0 retentions -:7d,5m:21d,15m:365d;