diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 4a470efde..d6547e61f 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -2974,7 +2974,11 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_URI(void)
     wolfSSL_FreeX509(x509);
 
     x509 = wolfSSL_X509_load_certificate_file(badUri, WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_PEM);
+#ifndef IGNORE_NAME_CONSTRAINTS
     AssertNull(x509);
+#else
+    AssertNotNull(x509);
+#endif
 
     printf(resultFmt, passed);
 #endif