-# and now with a pre-existing InRelease file
-echo 'peng neee-wom' > $LISTS/localhost:8080_dists_stable_InRelease
-rm -f $LISTS/localhost:8080_dists_stable_Release $LISTS/localhost:8080_dists_stable_Release.gpg
-msgtest 'excpected failure of' 'apt-get update'
-aptget update -qq 2>&1 | grep -q 'E: GPG error.*NODATA' && msgpass || msgfail
+ # and now with a pre-existing InRelease file
+ echo 'peng neee-wom' > "$LISTS/localhost:${APTHTTPPORT}_dists_stable_InRelease"
+ chmod 644 "$LISTS/localhost:${APTHTTPPORT}_dists_stable_InRelease"
+ rm -f "$LISTS/localhost:${APTHTTPPORT}_dists_stable_Release" "$LISTS/localhost:${APTHTTPPORT}_dists_stable_Release.gpg"
+ msgtest 'excpected failure of' 'apt-get update'
+ testfailure aptget update
+ testsuccess grep "$1" rootdir/tmp/testfailure.output