diff --git a/hw/dv/sv/cip_lib/cip_base_scoreboard.sv b/hw/dv/sv/cip_lib/cip_base_scoreboard.sv
index ebbeab0..5265d5b 100644
--- a/hw/dv/sv/cip_lib/cip_base_scoreboard.sv
+++ b/hw/dv/sv/cip_lib/cip_base_scoreboard.sv
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@
                     exp_alert[alert_name]), UVM_MEDIUM)
         end else begin
           `uvm_info(`gfn, $sformatf("alert %0s is expected to trigger", alert_name), UVM_MEDIUM)
+          is_fatal_alert[alert_name] = is_fatal;
+          exp_alert[alert_name] = 1;
         end
-        is_fatal_alert[alert_name] = is_fatal;
-        exp_alert[alert_name] = 1;
       end
     join_none
   endfunction