diff --git a/gossip_tracer_test.go b/gossip_tracer_test.go
index 3dcd5b2..afabdb4 100644
--- a/gossip_tracer_test.go
+++ b/gossip_tracer_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func TestBrokenPromises(t *testing.T) {
 
 	peerA := peer.ID("A")
 	peerB := peer.ID("B")
+	peerC := peer.ID("C")
 
 	var msgs []*pb.Message
 	var mids []string
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func TestBrokenPromises(t *testing.T) {
 
 	gt.AddPromise(peerA, mids)
 	gt.AddPromise(peerB, mids)
+	gt.AddPromise(peerC, mids)
 
 	// no broken promises yet
 	brokenPromises := gt.GetBrokenPromises()
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ func TestBrokenPromises(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected no broken promises")
 	}
 
+	// throttle one of the peers to save his promises
+	gt.ThrottlePeer(peerC)
+
 	// make promises break
 	time.Sleep(GossipSubIWantFollowupTime + 10*time.Millisecond)