diff --git a/tests/cptools/03_cppw_usage_invalid_option/cppw.test b/tests/cptools/03_cppw_usage_invalid_option/cppw.test
index 718394c0..c6d41e98 100755
--- a/tests/cptools/03_cppw_usage_invalid_option/cppw.test
+++ b/tests/cptools/03_cppw_usage_invalid_option/cppw.test
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ echo -n "Use wrong cppw option (cppw -Z)..."
 echo "OK"
 
 echo -n "Check returned status ($status)..."
-test "$status" = "1"
+test "$status" = "2"
 echo "OK"
 
 echo "cppw reported:"