diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index c30c736d3f..b660593c20 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ attr_check_quote () {
 
 test_expect_success 'open-quoted pathname' '
 	echo "\"a test=a" >.gitattributes &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a a
+	attr_check a unspecified
 '
 
 
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ test_expect_success 'attribute test' '
 
 test_expect_success 'attribute matching is case sensitive when core.ignorecase=0' '
 
-	test_must_fail attr_check F f "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/F f "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/c/F f "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/G a/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/B/g a/b/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/b/G a/b/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/b/H a/b/h "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/b/D/g "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check oNoFf unset "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check oFfOn set "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check F unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/F unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/c/F unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/G unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/B/g a/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/b/G unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/b/H unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/b/D/g a/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check oNoFf unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check oFfOn unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
 	attr_check NO unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/b/D/NO "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/b/D/NO unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
 	attr_check a/b/d/YES a/b/d/* "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/E/f "A/e/F" "-c core.ignorecase=0"
+	attr_check a/E/f f "-c core.ignorecase=0"
 
 '
 
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ test_expect_success 'attribute matching is case insensitive when core.ignorecase
 '
 
 test_expect_success CASE_INSENSITIVE_FS 'additional case insensitivity tests' '
-	test_must_fail attr_check a/B/D/g "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
-	test_must_fail attr_check A/B/D/NO "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check a/B/D/g a/g "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
+	attr_check A/B/D/NO unspecified "-c core.ignorecase=0" &&
 	attr_check A/b/h a/b/h "-c core.ignorecase=1" &&
 	attr_check a/B/D/g "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=1" &&
 	attr_check A/B/D/NO "a/b/d/*" "-c core.ignorecase=1"