diff --git a/tests/test_inventory.py b/tests/test_inventory.py
index 70e4dfb7..056253dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_inventory.py
+++ b/tests/test_inventory.py
@@ -144,5 +144,7 @@ def test_create_existing_inventory(cli, tdb1):
     cli.invoke('inv', 'add', '--common')
     with tdb1.app_context():
         assert db.has_schema('tdb1')
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, message='Schema tdb1 already exists.'):
+
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
         cli.invoke('inv', 'add', '--common')
+        pytest.fail('Schema tdb1 already exists.')