diff --git a/protocol/x/affiliates/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/protocol/x/affiliates/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index 8c4ea7618b8..2c843470d97 100644
--- a/protocol/x/affiliates/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/protocol/x/affiliates/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestReferredBy(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			setup:       func(ctx sdk.Context, k keeper.Keeper) {},
 			expected:    nil,
-			expectError: types.ErrAffiliateNotFound,
+			expectError: nil,
 		},
 	}