diff --git a/test/unit/sthGetLogLevelHandler_test.js b/test/unit/sthGetLogLevelHandler_test.js
index f4edb8de..7a6162a8 100644
--- a/test/unit/sthGetLogLevelHandler_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/sthGetLogLevelHandler_test.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('sthGetLogLevelHandler tests', function() {
     describe('server start', function() {
         it('should start gracefully', function(done) {
             sth.sthServer.startServer(sthConfig.STH_HOST, sthConfig.STH_PORT, function(err, server) {
-                expect(err).to.equal(undefined);
+                expect(err).to.equal(null);
                 expect(server).to.be.a(hapi.Server);
                 done();
             });