diff --git a/error_test.go b/error_test.go
index 1ccbe5b..8ea68a1 100644
--- a/error_test.go
+++ b/error_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestCorruptDbErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = db.Exec("drop table foo")
 	}
 
-	sqliteErr := err.(Error)
+	sqliteErr := err.(*Error)
 	if sqliteErr.Code != ErrNotADB {
 		t.Error("wrong error code for corrupted DB")
 	}