diff --git a/services/loopback/common/methods/item/specs/clone.spec.js b/services/loopback/common/methods/item/specs/clone.spec.js
index 816a94e7b..137fbc792 100644
--- a/services/loopback/common/methods/item/specs/clone.spec.js
+++ b/services/loopback/common/methods/item/specs/clone.spec.js
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ describe('item clone()', () => {
     });
 
     it('should attempt to clone the given item but give an error as it doesnt exist', async() => {
-        let result;
-        try {
-            let itemFk = 999;
-            result = await app.models.Item.clone(itemFk);
-        } catch (error) {
-            expect(error.toString()).toContain('Cannot convert undefined or null to object');
-        }
+        let error;
+        let itemFk = 999;
+        await app.models.Item.clone(itemFk)
+            .catch(e => {
+                expect(e.message).toContain('Cannot convert undefined or null to object');
+                error = e;
+            });
 
-        expect(result).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(error).toBeDefined();
     });
 });