diff --git a/tfhe/src/shortint/server_key/tests/noise_level.rs b/tfhe/src/shortint/server_key/tests/noise_level.rs
index b884bbde26..3dd0fd34e6 100644
--- a/tfhe/src/shortint/server_key/tests/noise_level.rs
+++ b/tfhe/src/shortint/server_key/tests/noise_level.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::shortint::ciphertext::NoiseLevel;
 use crate::shortint::keycache::KEY_CACHE;
 use crate::shortint::parameters::PARAM_MESSAGE_2_CARRY_2_KS_PBS;
-use crate::shortint::{Ciphertext, ServerKey};
+use crate::shortint::{Ciphertext, MaxNoiseLevel, ServerKey};
 
 fn test_ct_unary_op_noise_level_propagation(sk: &ServerKey, ct: &Ciphertext) {
     let test_fn = |op: &dyn Fn(&ServerKey, &Ciphertext) -> Ciphertext,
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ fn test_noise_level_propagation_ci_run_filter() {
     let keys = KEY_CACHE.get_from_param(params);
     let (ck, sk) = (keys.client_key(), keys.server_key());
 
+    // The goal of this test is to check the noise level is properly propagated
+    // thus it does operations in a way that is not correct noise-wise
+    let mut sk = sk.clone();
+    sk.max_noise_level = MaxNoiseLevel::new(usize::MAX);
+
     let modulus: u64 = params.message_modulus.0 as u64;
 
     for _ in 0..10 {
@@ -335,21 +340,21 @@ fn test_noise_level_propagation_ci_run_filter() {
         let ct2 = sk.unchecked_add(&ct1, &ct1);
 
         for ct in [&trivial0, &trivial, &ct1, &ct2] {
-            test_ct_unary_op_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct);
-            test_ct_unary_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct);
+            test_ct_unary_op_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct);
+            test_ct_unary_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct);
         }
 
         for ct_left in [&trivial0, &trivial, &ct1, &ct2] {
             for ct_right in [&trivial0, &trivial, &ct1, &ct2] {
-                test_ct_binary_op_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct_left, ct_right);
-                test_ct_binary_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct_left, ct_right);
+                test_ct_binary_op_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct_left, ct_right);
+                test_ct_binary_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct_left, ct_right);
             }
         }
 
         for ct in [&trivial0, &trivial, &ct1, &ct2] {
             for scalar in 0..params.carry_modulus.0 * params.message_modulus.0 {
-                test_ct_scalar_op_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct, scalar as u8);
-                test_ct_scalar_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(sk, ct, scalar as u8);
+                test_ct_scalar_op_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct, scalar as u8);
+                test_ct_scalar_op_assign_noise_level_propagation(&sk, ct, scalar as u8);
             }
         }
     }