diff --git a/test/add.t b/test/add.t
index 6e2c934db..15c851c76 100755
--- a/test/add.t
+++ b/test/add.t
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Test1549(TestCase):
         """
 
         # This command will hang and therefore timeout in 2.4.1.
-        code, out, err = self.t('add 1e x')
+        code, out, err = self.t('rc.verbose:new-id add 1e x')
         self.assertIn("Created task 1.", out)