diff --git a/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables.sql b/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables.sql
index ed8dc4b..8baccb3 100644
--- a/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables.sql
+++ b/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables.sql
@@ -319,7 +319,22 @@ Select cartodb_id, ST_AsText(the_geom) from localtable;
 
 \echo '## Selecting from a registered table without permissions does not work'
 \c contrib_regression cdb_fs_tester2
-Select cartodb_id, ST_AsText(the_geom) from localtable;
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION catch_permission_error(query text)
+RETURNS bool
+AS $$
+BEGIN
+    EXECUTE query;
+    RETURN FALSE;
+EXCEPTION
+    WHEN insufficient_privilege THEN
+        RETURN TRUE;
+    WHEN OTHERS THEN
+        RAISE WARNING 'Exception %', sqlstate;
+        RETURN FALSE;
+END
+$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
+Select catch_permission_error($$SELECT cartodb_id, ST_AsText(the_geom) from localtable$$);
+DROP FUNCTION catch_permission_error(text);
 
 \echo '## Deleting a registered table without permissions does not work'
 SELECT CDB_Federated_Table_Unregister(
diff --git a/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables_expect b/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables_expect
index 4026c19..40ac9d8 100644
--- a/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables_expect
+++ b/test/CDB_FederatedServerTables_expect
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ You are now connected to database "contrib_regression" as user "cdb_fs_tester".
 2|POINT(2 2)
 ## Selecting from a registered table without permissions does not work
 You are now connected to database "contrib_regression" as user "cdb_fs_tester2".
-ERROR:  permission denied for view localtable
+CREATE FUNCTION
+t
+DROP FUNCTION
 ## Deleting a registered table without permissions does not work
 ERROR:  Not enough permissions to access the server "loopback"
 ## Only the owner can grant permissions over the server