diff --git a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/BaseTestCellUtil.java b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/BaseTestCellUtil.java
index 5744b1d08e..25c0186777 100644
--- a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/BaseTestCellUtil.java
+++ b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/BaseTestCellUtil.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTestCellUtil {
 
             // Set quotePrefixed to true
             CellUtil.setCellStyleProperty(c, CellUtil.QUOTE_PREFIXED, true);
-            assertFalse(c.getCellStyle().getShrinkToFit());
+            assertTrue(c.getCellStyle().getQuotePrefixed());
         }
     }