diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/examples-src/tests/args.js b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/examples-src/tests/args.js
index b03a5b87b..752133f6f 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/examples-src/tests/args.js
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/examples-src/tests/args.js
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ function z() {
 	print("z");
 }
 
+function wrong() {
+	print("wrong");
+}
+
 a(x);
-a(y, z);
+a(y, z, wrong);
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/js/test/TestArgumentSensitivity.java b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/js/test/TestArgumentSensitivity.java
index 7a61f6a21..41c3b6dee 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/js/test/TestArgumentSensitivity.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.js.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/js/test/TestArgumentSensitivity.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public abstract class TestArgumentSensitivity extends TestJSCallGraphShape {
         "tests/args.js",
         new String[] { "tests/args.js/a" } },
     new Object[] { "tests/args.js/a", new String[] { "tests/args.js/x"} },
-    new Object[] { "tests/args.js/a", new String[] { "tests/args.js/y", "tests/args.js/z" } } };
+    new Object[] { "tests/args.js/a", new String[] { "tests/args.js/y", "tests/args.js/z", "!tests/args.js/wrong" } } };
 
   @Test public void testArgs() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException, CancelException, ClassHierarchyException {
     JavaScriptLoaderFactory loaders = JSCallGraphBuilderUtil.makeLoaders();
diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/test/TestCallGraphShape.java b/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/test/TestCallGraphShape.java
index ee59f1e1e..15c9dc874 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/test/TestCallGraphShape.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.test/harness-src/com/ibm/wala/cast/test/TestCallGraphShape.java
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ public abstract class TestCallGraphShape extends WalaTestCase {
             CallSiteReference sr = (CallSiteReference) sites.next();
            
             Iterator dsts = getNodes(CG, targetName).iterator();
-            Assert.assertTrue("cannot find " + targetName, dsts.hasNext());
-
+            if (! checkAbsence) {
+              Assert.assertTrue("cannot find " + targetName, dsts.hasNext());
+            }
+            
             while (dsts.hasNext()) {
               CGNode dst = (CGNode) dsts.next();
               for (Iterator tos = CG.getPossibleTargets(src, sr).iterator(); tos.hasNext();) {