diff --git a/helix-core/src/textobject.rs b/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
index df090a6f7..c65d0be11 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/textobject.rs
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ mod test {
         ];
 
         for (before, expected) in tests {
-            let (s, selection) = crate::test::parse_selection_string(before);
+            let (s, selection) = crate::test::parse_selection_string(before).unwrap();
             let text = Rope::from(s.as_str());
             let selection = selection
                 .transform(|r| textobject_paragraph(text.slice(..), r, TextObject::Around, 1));