diff --git a/tests/unit/scripting.tcl b/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
index 9e174c18d..a9bf24290 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ start_server {tags {"scripting"}} {
     } {0}
 
     test {EVAL - Scripts do not block on waitaof} {
-        run_script {return redis.pcall('waitaof','0','1','0')} 0
+        run_script {redis.call('incr', 'x') return redis.pcall('waitaof','0','1','0')} 0
     } {0 0}
 
     test {EVAL - Scripts do not block on XREAD with BLOCK option} {