diff --git a/test/hl/test_dataset.py b/test/hl/test_dataset.py
index 7a4739b..6161a41 100644
--- a/test/hl/test_dataset.py
+++ b/test/hl/test_dataset.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_missing_shape(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             self.f.create_dataset('foo')
 
-    @ut.expectedFailure
+    # @ut.expectedFailure
     def test_long_double(self):
         """ Confirm that the default dtype is float """
         # Expected failure on HSDS; skip with h5py