diff --git a/tests/replication2_pg.erl b/tests/replication2_pg.erl
index b8e1bcc2..6c1d8798 100644
--- a/tests/replication2_pg.erl
+++ b/tests/replication2_pg.erl
@@ -244,19 +244,19 @@ test_basic_pg(Mode, SSL) ->
     PGResult3 = riak_repl_pb_api:get(PidC,Bucket,KeyA,CidA,Options),
     % it's ok if the first request fails due to the options,
     % try it again without options to see if it passes
-    case PGResult3 of
+    RetriableGet = case PGResult3 of
         {ok, PGResult3Value} ->
-            ?assertEqual(ValueA, riakc_obj:get_value(PGResult3Value));
+            riakc_obj:get_value(PGResult3Value);
         {error, notfound} ->
             RetryOptions = [{n_val, 1}],
             {ok, PGResult4Value} = riak_repl_pb_api:get(PidC,Bucket,KeyA,CidA,RetryOptions),
-             ?assertEqual(ValueA, riakc_obj:get_value(PGResult4Value));
+            riakc_obj:get_value(PGResult4Value);
         UnknownResult ->
-             %% welp, we might have been expecting a notfound, but we got
-             %% something else.
-             lager:error("Unexpected result: %p", [UnknownResult]),
-             ?assertEqual(fish, chips)
+            %% welp, we might have been expecting a notfound, but we got
+            %% something else.
+            UnknownResult
     end,
+    ?assertEqual(ValueA, RetriableGet),
     pass.
 
 %% test 1.2 replication (aka "Default" repl)