diff --git a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
index 02eed758..c2f641fa 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,9 @@ TEST (active_transactions, update_difficulty)
 			ASSERT_NE (existing3, node2.active.roots.end ());
 			auto const existing4 (node2.active.roots.find (send2->qualified_root ()));
 			ASSERT_NE (existing4, node2.active.roots.end ());
-			done = (existing1->difficulty > difficulty1) && (existing2->difficulty > difficulty2) && (existing3->difficulty > difficulty1) && (existing4->difficulty > difficulty2);
+			auto updated = (existing1->difficulty > difficulty1) && (existing2->difficulty > difficulty2);
+			auto propogated = (existing3->difficulty > difficulty1) && (existing4->difficulty > difficulty2);
+			done = updated && propogated;
 		}
 		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
 	}