diff --git a/internal/io/limitedwriter_test.go b/internal/io/limitedwriter_test.go
index 59608c93..ac5f5c15 100644
--- a/internal/io/limitedwriter_test.go
+++ b/internal/io/limitedwriter_test.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ package io
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestLimitWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	limit := int64(10)
-	longString := "1234567891011"
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		input    string
@@ -46,13 +46,22 @@ func TestLimitWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		if buf.String() != tt.expected {
 			t.Errorf("expected buffer %q, got %q", tt.expected, buf.String())
 		}
+	}
+}
 
-		n, err = lw.Write([]byte(longString))
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		if n == len(longString) {
-			t.Errorf("should not write more than the limit")
-		}
+func TestLimitWriterFailed(t *testing.T) {
+	limit := int64(10)
+	longString := "1234567891011"
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	lw := LimitWriter(&buf, limit)
+	_, err := lw.Write([]byte(longString))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = lw.Write([]byte(longString))
+	expectedErr := io.ErrShortWrite
+	if err != expectedErr {
+		t.Errorf("expected error %v, got %v", expectedErr, err)
 	}
 }