diff --git a/cloud/agent/takeover/e2e/main_test.go b/cloud/agent/takeover/e2e/main_test.go
index 756eb40..5387f92 100644
--- a/cloud/agent/takeover/e2e/main_test.go
+++ b/cloud/agent/takeover/e2e/main_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 	switch res := resp.Result.(type) {
 	case *api.TakeoverResponse_Success:
 		if res.Success.InitMessage.BmaasEndpoint != init.BmaasEndpoint {
-			t.Error("InitMessage not passed through properly")
+			t.Fatal("InitMessage not passed through properly")
 		}
 	case *api.TakeoverResponse_Error:
 		t.Fatalf("takeover returned error: %v", res.Error.Message)