diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
index c08823605..6339560a3 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func TestStoreCompact(t *testing.T) {
 	fi.indexCompactRespc <- map[revision]struct{}{{1, 0}: {}}
 	key1 := newTestKeyBytes(lg, revision{1, 0}, false)
 	key2 := newTestKeyBytes(lg, revision{2, 0}, false)
-	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{key1, key2}, nil}
+	b.tx.rangeRespc <- rangeResp{[][]byte{key1, key2}, [][]byte{[]byte("alice"), []byte("bob")}}
 
 	s.Compact(traceutil.TODO(), 3)
 	s.fifoSched.WaitFinish(1)