diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/ci_trace_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/ci_trace_shared_examples.rb
index 5640451dad3..21c6f3c829f 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/ci_trace_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/ci_trace_shared_examples.rb
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ shared_examples_for 'common trace features' do
 
     context 'tries to append trace at different offset' do
       it "fails with append" do
-        expect(trace.append("56", 2)).to eq(-4)
+        expect(trace.append("56", 2)).to eq(4)
         expect(trace.raw).to eq("1234")
       end
     end