diff --git a/pkg/postage/stampissuer_test.go b/pkg/postage/stampissuer_test.go
index b544cb83ce8..dc2334c522a 100644
--- a/pkg/postage/stampissuer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/postage/stampissuer_test.go
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ func Test_StampIssuer_inc(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUtilization(t *testing.T) {
-	// t.Skip("meant to be run for ad hoc testing")
+	t.Skip("meant to be run for ad hoc testing")
 
 	for depth := uint8(17); depth < 25; depth++ {
 		sti := postage.NewStampIssuer("label", "keyID", make([]byte, 32), big.NewInt(3), depth, postage.BucketDepth, 0, true)
 
 		var count uint64
 
-		eg := errgroup.Group{}
+		var eg errgroup.Group
 
 		for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
 			eg.Go(func() error {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestUtilization(t *testing.T) {
 
 		err := eg.Wait()
 		if !errors.Is(err, postage.ErrBucketFull) {
-			t.Fatal("err should be bucket full")
+			t.Fatalf("want: %v; have: %v", postage.ErrBucketFull, err)
 		}
 
 		t.Logf("depth: %d, actual utilization: %f", depth, float64(count)/math.Pow(2, float64(depth)))