diff --git a/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm b/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
index ebb8ed0c..20bd22ce 100644
--- a/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
+++ b/tests/_do_install_and_reboot.pm
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sub run {
             # remove when fixed
             $self->root_console(timeout=>30);
             console_loadkeys_us;
-            assert_script_run 'sed -i -e "s,SELINUX=enforcing,SELINUX=permissive,g" /mnt/sysimage/etc/selinux/config';
+            script_run 'sed -i -e "s,SELINUX=enforcing,SELINUX=permissive,g" /mnt/sysimage/etc/selinux/config';
             type_string "reboot\n" unless (get_var("LIVE"));
         }
         else {