diff --git a/externals/kyuubi-spark-sql-engine/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/session/SessionSuite.scala b/externals/kyuubi-spark-sql-engine/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/session/SessionSuite.scala
index 07576cc9e1f..07a0db73b7a 100644
--- a/externals/kyuubi-spark-sql-engine/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/session/SessionSuite.scala
+++ b/externals/kyuubi-spark-sql-engine/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/session/SessionSuite.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SessionSuite extends KyuubiFunSuite {
   test("don't release session if kyuubi.connection.release.onClose is false") {
     assert(engine.isAlive())
     engine.getConf.set(CONNECTION_RELEASE_ON_CLOSE.key, "false")
-    assert(!engine.isAlive())
+    assert(engine.isAlive())
   }
 
   protected def withJdbcStatement(