diff --git a/tests/frontend/search.shin b/tests/frontend/search.shin
index 1f970a9..b708d76 100755
--- a/tests/frontend/search.shin
+++ b/tests/frontend/search.shin
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ search_head() {
 }
 
 search_body() {
-	REPOS_DIR=/nonexistent
-	atf_check -e inline:"pkg: No active remote repositories configured\n" -o empty -s exit:74 pkg -C '' -R '' search -e -Q comment -S name pkg
+	export REPOS_DIR=/nonexistent
+	export PKG_DBDIR=.
+	export INSTALL_AS_USER=yes
+	atf_check -e inline:"No valid repository found.\n" -o empty -s exit:3 pkg -C '' -R '' search -e -Q comment -S name pkg
 }
 
 atf_init_test_cases() {