diff --git a/test/test_swarm.cpp b/test/test_swarm.cpp
index 77636af41..6f45022bd 100644
--- a/test/test_swarm.cpp
+++ b/test/test_swarm.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void test_swarm(bool super_seeding = false, bool strict = false, bool seed_mode
 	boost::tie(tor1, tor2, tor3) = setup_transfer(&ses1, &ses2, &ses3, true
 		, false, true, "_swarm", 32 * 1024, 0, super_seeding, &p);
 
-	int mask = alert::all_categories & ~(alert::progress_notification | alert::performance_warning);
+	int mask = alert::all_categories & ~(alert::progress_notification | alert::performance_warning | alert::stats_notification);
 	ses1.set_alert_mask(mask);
 	ses2.set_alert_mask(mask);
 	ses3.set_alert_mask(mask);