diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
index 1ceb790260964f..37d3408bcbb352 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/desc_spec.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
       .and be_a_success
   end
 
-  it "errors when searching without --eval-all", :integration_test do
+  it "successfully searches without --eval-all", :integration_test do
     setup_test_formula "testball"
 
     expect { brew "desc", "--search", "testball" }
-      .to output(/`brew desc --search` needs `--eval-all` passed or `HOMEBREW_EVAL_ALL` set!/).to_stderr
-      .and be_a_failure
+      .to output(/testball: Some test/).to_stdout
+      .and not_to_output.to_stderr
   end
 
   it "successfully searches with --search --eval-all", :integration_test do