diff --git a/pkg/postage/batchstore/store_test.go b/pkg/postage/batchstore/store_test.go
index 72061649f3..603dd24f39 100644
--- a/pkg/postage/batchstore/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/postage/batchstore/store_test.go
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ func stateStorePut(t *testing.T, st storage.StateStorer, k string, v interface{}
 }
 
 func batchStoreGetBatch(t *testing.T, st postage.Storer, id []byte) *postage.Batch {
+	t.Helper()
+
 	b, err := st.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("postage storer get: %v", err)