diff --git a/cmd/helm/init_test.go b/cmd/helm/init_test.go
index 3b547ea1f..c79f736a9 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/init_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestEnsureHome(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Error(err)
 			}
-			if !filepath.IsAbs(rr.Cache) {
+			if filepath.IsAbs(rr.Cache) {
 				t.Errorf("%s stable repo cache path is an absolute path", rr.Cache)
 			}
 			absCache, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(hh.Cache(), rr.Cache))