diff --git a/vunit/test/acceptance/test_artificial.py b/vunit/test/acceptance/test_artificial.py
index 4719f07923..c15ba06ff4 100644
--- a/vunit/test/acceptance/test_artificial.py
+++ b/vunit/test/acceptance/test_artificial.py
@@ -40,16 +40,12 @@ def test_artificial(self):
 
     def test_artificial_elaborate_only(self):
         self.check(self.artificial_run_vhdl,
-                   exit_code=1,
+                   exit_code=0,
                    args=["--elaborate"])
 
         elab_expected_report = []
         for status, name in EXPECTED_REPORT:
-            if name in ("lib.tb_elab_fail.all",):
-                status = "failed"
-            else:
-                status = "passed"
-            elab_expected_report.append((status, name))
+            elab_expected_report.append(("passed", name))
 
         check_report(self.report_file, elab_expected_report)
 
@@ -61,11 +57,11 @@ def test_artificial_elaborate_only(self):
             ("passed", "lib.tb_pass.all")])
 
         self.check(self.artificial_run_vhdl,
-                   exit_code=1,
+                   exit_code=0,
                    clean=False,
                    args=["--elaborate", "lib.tb_elab_fail.all"])
         check_report(self.report_file, [
-            ("failed", "lib.tb_elab_fail.all")])
+            ("passed", "lib.tb_elab_fail.all")])
 
     def _test_artificial(self, args=None):
         """