diff --git a/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbutil/syncbase_test.go b/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbutil/syncbase_test.go
index 1f51e24..e6aabb3 100644
--- a/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbutil/syncbase_test.go
+++ b/go/src/v.io/x/sensorlog/internal/sbutil/syncbase_test.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 	defer cleanup()
 	ctxGuest := sbtu.NewCtx(ctxOwner, rootPrincipal, "u:two")
 
-	// Try to open (create) db as guest, fail with ErrNoAccess.
-	if _, err := sbutil.CreateOrOpenDB(ctxGuest, sbName, sbmodel.MasterCollections); verror.ErrorID(err) != verror.ErrNoAccess.ID {
-		t.Errorf("CreateOrOpenDB should have failed with ErrNoAccess, got error: %v", err)
+	// Try to open (create) db as guest, fail with ErrNoExistOrNoAccess.
+	if _, err := sbutil.CreateOrOpenDB(ctxGuest, sbName, sbmodel.MasterCollections); verror.ErrorID(err) != verror.ErrNoExistOrNoAccess.ID {
+		t.Errorf("CreateOrOpenDB should have failed with ErrNoExistOrNoAccess, got error: %v", err)
 	}
 	// Open (create) db as owner.
 	dbOwner, err := sbutil.CreateOrOpenDB(ctxOwner, sbName, sbmodel.MasterCollections)