diff --git a/test/libtest.sh b/test/libtest.sh
index 2d40a916..12de5c92 100755
--- a/test/libtest.sh
+++ b/test/libtest.sh
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ test_done () {
 test=trash
 rm -fr "$test"
 mkdir "$test"
-cd "$test"
+cd "$test" || error "Cannot setup test environment"