diff --git a/nixos/tests/deluge.nix b/nixos/tests/deluge.nix
index 0cd1d21870ad..e8945fdea003 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/deluge.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/deluge.nix
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
     declarative.wait_for_unit("deluged")
     declarative.wait_for_unit("delugeweb")
     declarative.wait_until_succeeds("curl --fail http://declarative:3142")
+
+    # deluge-console always exits with 1. https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/3291
     declarative.succeed(
-        "deluge-console 'connect 127.0.0.1:58846 andrew password; help' | grep -q 'rm.*Remove a torrent'"
+        "(deluge-console 'connect 127.0.0.1:58846 andrew password; help' || true) | grep -q 'rm.*Remove a torrent'"
     )
   '';
 })