diff --git a/datalad_next/commands/tests/test_tree.py b/datalad_next/commands/tests/test_tree.py
index 0b3b2158..262c858e 100644
--- a/datalad_next/commands/tests/test_tree.py
+++ b/datalad_next/commands/tests/test_tree.py
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ def test_tree_with_broken_symlinks(self, tmp_path, include_files):
         link_to_self.symlink_to(link_to_self)
         with assert_raises((RuntimeError, OSError)):  # OSError on Windows
             # resolution should fail because of infinite loop
-            link_to_self.resolve()
+            link_to_self.resolve(strict=True)
 
         # 3. good symlink pointing to existing directory
         link_to_dir1 = tmp_path / 'links' / '3_link_to_dir1'