diff --git a/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl b/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
index bc587b044774..cca1f544b350 100644
--- a/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
+++ b/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ bob: reports block height is at least {{DB_BLOCK_HEIGHT}} within 10 seconds
 alice: reports substrate_beefy_best_block is at least {{200*180/6}} within 180 seconds
 bob: reports substrate_beefy_best_block is at least {{200*180/6}} within 180 seconds
 
-alice: count of log lines containing "error" is 0 within 10 seconds
+# Validators started without public addresses must emit an error.
+# Double check the error is the expected one.
+alice: log line matches "No public addresses configured and no global listen addresses found" within 60 seconds
+alice: count of log lines containing "error" is 1 within 10 seconds
 bob: count of log lines containing "verification failed" is 0 within 10 seconds
 
 # new blocks were built