diff --git a/modules/nf-core/narfmap/align/tests/segfault.nf.test b/modules/nf-core/narfmap/align/tests/segfault.nf.test
index 9b5252355a8..f90f329cff1 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/narfmap/align/tests/segfault.nf.test
+++ b/modules/nf-core/narfmap/align/tests/segfault.nf.test
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ nextflow_process {
 
         then {
             assertAll (
-                { assert process.success },
+                // FIXME this should fail until this issue is fixed
+                // https://github.com/edmundmiller/NARFMAP/issues/10
+                { assert process.failed },
                 { assert snapshot(
                     file(process.out.bam[0][1]).name,
                     file(process.out.log[0][1]).readLines().findAll { it.startsWith("decompHash") },