diff --git a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
index 7b7e6ce..1d4d4d7 100644
--- a/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
+++ b/tests/ctrl/ctrl_test.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 	test_deferred_cmd();
 
 	/* Expecting root ctx + msgb root ctx + 5 logging elements */
-	if (talloc_total_blocks(ctx) != 8) {
+	if (talloc_total_blocks(ctx) != 7) {
 		talloc_report_full(ctx, stdout);
 		OSMO_ASSERT(false);
 	}