diff --git a/kaldb/src/test/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunkManager/RecoveryChunkManagerTest.java b/kaldb/src/test/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunkManager/RecoveryChunkManagerTest.java
index e9a3d11547..d641d44f80 100644
--- a/kaldb/src/test/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunkManager/RecoveryChunkManagerTest.java
+++ b/kaldb/src/test/java/com/slack/kaldb/chunkManager/RecoveryChunkManagerTest.java
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public void testAddMessagesWithFailedRollOverStopsIngestion() throws Exception {
 
     assertThat(chunkManager.waitForRollOvers()).isFalse();
 
-    assertThat(chunkManager.getChunkList().size()).isEqualTo(1);
+    assertThat(chunkManager.getChunkList().size()).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(getCount(MESSAGES_RECEIVED_COUNTER, metricsRegistry)).isEqualTo(20);
     assertThat(getCount(MESSAGES_FAILED_COUNTER, metricsRegistry)).isEqualTo(0);
     assertThat(getCount(ROLLOVERS_INITIATED, metricsRegistry)).isEqualTo(1);