diff --git a/tests/test-pool.js b/tests/test-pool.js
index f343081eb..0cc33f4a1 100644
--- a/tests/test-pool.js
+++ b/tests/test-pool.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ tape('forever', function(t) {
     pool: {maxSockets: 1024}
   }, function(err, res, body) {
     // explicitly shut down the agent
-    if (r.agent.destroy === typeof 'function') {
+    if (typeof r.agent.destroy === 'function') {
       r.agent.destroy()
     } else {
       // node < 0.12