diff --git a/lightning/src/routing/gossip.rs b/lightning/src/routing/gossip.rs
index c8b18af28a8..09b8f4aeee4 100644
--- a/lightning/src/routing/gossip.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/routing/gossip.rs
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ where
 	}
 
 	fn test_node_counter_consistency(&self) {
-		#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+		#[cfg(test)]
 		{
 			let channels = self.channels.read().unwrap();
 			let nodes = self.nodes.read().unwrap();