diff --git a/integration_tests/blockstack_integration_tests/scenarios/name_pre_reg_dup_sameblock.py b/integration_tests/blockstack_integration_tests/scenarios/name_pre_reg_dup_sameblock.py
index 6ff55fe31..f6e6879af 100644
--- a/integration_tests/blockstack_integration_tests/scenarios/name_pre_reg_dup_sameblock.py
+++ b/integration_tests/blockstack_integration_tests/scenarios/name_pre_reg_dup_sameblock.py
@@ -44,14 +44,12 @@ def scenario( wallets, **kw ):
 
     testlib.blockstack_namespace_ready( "test", wallets[1].privkey )
     testlib.next_block( **kw )
-
+    
     testlib.blockstack_name_preorder( "foo.test", wallets[4].privkey, wallets[3].addr )
     testlib.blockstack_name_preorder( "foo.test", wallets[3].privkey, wallets[2].addr )
     
-    # should be accepted
+    # at most one of these will be accepted
     testlib.blockstack_name_register( "foo.test", wallets[4].privkey, wallets[3].addr )
-
-    # should be rejected
     testlib.blockstack_name_register( "foo.test", wallets[3].privkey, wallets[2].addr )
 
     testlib.next_block( **kw )
@@ -88,10 +86,14 @@ def check( state_engine ):
         return False 
 
     # owned by
-    if name_rec['address'] != wallets[3].addr or name_rec['sender'] != virtualchain.make_payment_script(wallets[3].addr):
+    found = False
+    for i in [2,3]:
+        if name_rec['address'] == wallets[i].addr or name_rec['sender'] == virtualchain.make_payment_script(wallets[i].addr):
+            found = True
+            break
+
+    if not found:
         print "sender is wrong"
-        print 'expected {}'.format(wallets[3].addr)
-        print 'got {}'.format(name_rec['address'])
         return False 
 
     return True