diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index 7f11999a9..df5e101ca 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -629,14 +629,14 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
           .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.referral.prevten_invalid", prevten: ""))
       end
 
-      it "cannot be 9" do
+      it "can be 9" do
         record.referral = 1
         record.prevten = 9
         household_validator.validate_previous_housing_situation(record)
         expect(record.errors["prevten"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.prevten.internal_transfer", prevten: ""))
+          .to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["referral"])
-          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.referral.prevten_invalid", prevten: ""))
+          .to be_empty
       end
 
       it "cannot be 4, 10, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29" do