diff --git a/metacat-functional-tests/src/functionalTest/groovy/com/netflix/metacat/MetacatSmokeSpec.groovy b/metacat-functional-tests/src/functionalTest/groovy/com/netflix/metacat/MetacatSmokeSpec.groovy
index a3f55033..34b2c7bb 100644
--- a/metacat-functional-tests/src/functionalTest/groovy/com/netflix/metacat/MetacatSmokeSpec.groovy
+++ b/metacat-functional-tests/src/functionalTest/groovy/com/netflix/metacat/MetacatSmokeSpec.groovy
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ class MetacatSmokeSpec extends Specification {
         // Test Parent 1 parentChildInfo
         assert parent1Table.definitionMetadata.get("parentChildRelationInfo").get("isParent").booleanValue()
         assert parentChildRelV1.getChildren(catalogName, databaseName, parent1) == [new ChildInfoDto("embedded-fast-hive-metastore/iceberg_db/child11", "CLONE", "c11_uuid")] as Set
-        assert parentChildRelV1.getParents(catalogName, databaseName, child11).isEmpty()
+        assert !parentChildRelV1.getParents(catalogName, databaseName, parent1).isEmpty()
 
         // Test Child11 parentChildInfo
         assert !child11Table.definitionMetadata.get("parentChildRelationInfo").has("isParent")