diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_aggregate_address_origin/test_bgp_aggregate-address_origin.py b/tests/topotests/bgp_aggregate_address_origin/test_bgp_aggregate-address_origin.py
index 739685d417..f74f8a2298 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bgp_aggregate_address_origin/test_bgp_aggregate-address_origin.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/bgp_aggregate_address_origin/test_bgp_aggregate-address_origin.py
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ def _bgp_aggregate_address_has_metric(router):
     test_func = functools.partial(_bgp_converge, router)
     success, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=30, wait=0.5)
 
+    result = 'BOOOOMMMMMM!!! BGP did not converge!!!'
+
     assert result is None, 'Failed to see bgp convergence in "{}"'.format(router)
 
     test_func = functools.partial(_bgp_aggregate_address_has_metric, router)