diff --git a/tests/init_test.go b/tests/init_test.go
index dc1087dfa0..b3d4084070 100644
--- a/tests/init_test.go
+++ b/tests/init_test.go
@@ -140,9 +140,15 @@ func (tm *testMatcher) whitelist(pattern string) {
 	tm.whitelistpat = regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
 }
 
-func TestDummyMatcherToKeepBothStaticcheckandHolimanHappy(t *testing.T) {
-	tm := testMatcher{}
-	tm.whitelist("")
+func TestWhitelist(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tm := new(testMatcher)
+	tm.whitelist("invalid*")
+	tm.walk(t, rlpTestDir, func(t *testing.T, name string, test *RLPTest) {
+		if name[:len("invalidRLPTest.json")] != "invalidRLPTest.json" {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid test found: %s != invalidRLPTest.json", name)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 // config defines chain config for tests matching the pattern.