diff --git a/test/lib/commands/view.js b/test/lib/commands/view.js
index c2010f9c78008..b8c2ae8b81c6c 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/view.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/view.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
       },
     },
     blue: {
+      _id: 'blue',
       name: 'blue',
       'dist-tags': {
         latest: '1.0.0',
@@ -468,11 +469,10 @@ t.test('throws when version not matched', async t => {
   const { npm } = await loadMockNpm(t)
   await t.rejects(
     npm.exec('view', ['blue@2.0.0']),
-    { code: 'E404', pkgid: 'blue@2.0.0', message: 'No match found for version 2.0.0' }
+    { code: 'E404', pkgid: 'blue', message: 'No match found for version 2.0.0' }
   )
 })
 
-
 t.test('workspaces', async t => {
   const prefixDir = {
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({