diff --git a/tests/check-templates.sh b/tests/check-templates.sh
index d76bdfe..7a053ac 100755
--- a/tests/check-templates.sh
+++ b/tests/check-templates.sh
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ check("22b: stale state + no carrier -> none", d(old, False, "up0", NOW) == ("no
 check("22b: unparseable updated is valid", d(dict(H, updated="garbage"), False, "up0", NOW) == ("netdev", "eth1"))
 check("22b: missing updated is valid", d({k: v for k, v in H.items() if k != "updated"}, False, "up0", NOW) == ("netdev", "eth1"))
 check("22b: 100 s old state is still valid (default 180 s)", d(dict(H, updated=stamp(100)), False, "up0", NOW) == ("netdev", "eth1"))
-check("22b: 200 s old state is stale", d(dict(H, updated=stamp(200)), False, "up0", NOW) == ("netdev", "up0"))
+check("22b: 200 s old state is stale", d(dict(H, updated=stamp(200)), True, "up0", NOW) == ("netdev", "up0"))
 check("22b: max_age is a parameter", d(old, False, "up0", NOW, 400) == ("netdev", "eth1"))
 
 # fake sysfs with the kernel's formats and write rules