diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-nonstandard.R b/tests/testthat/test-nonstandard.R
index d00d11b..0fa3fd2 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-nonstandard.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-nonstandard.R
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ test_that("character", {
     chop(x, br)
   )
 
-  withr::with_options(list(santoku.warn_character = FALSE),
-    expect_silent(
-      chop(x, br)
-    )
+  withr::local_options(santoku.warn_character = FALSE)
+
+  expect_silent(
+    chop(x, br)
   )
 
   # here, we think there should *always* be a warning