diff --git a/test/oldest.t b/test/oldest.t
index 32fda689b..aea0346ab 100755
--- a/test/oldest.t
+++ b/test/oldest.t
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ class TestOldestAndNewest(TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn(" one", out)
         self.assertNotIn(" two", out)
         self.assertNotIn(" three", out)
-        self.assertIn(" four", out)
-        self.assertIn(" five", out)
-        self.assertIn(" six", out)
-        self.assertIn(" seven", out)
-        self.assertIn(" eight", out)
+        self.assertNotIn(" four", out)
+        self.assertNotIn(" five", out)
+        self.assertNotIn(" six", out)
+        self.assertNotIn(" seven", out)
+        self.assertNotIn(" eight", out)
         self.assertIn(" nine", out)
         self.assertIn(" ten", out)
         self.assertIn(" eleven", out)