diff --git a/c/todo.txt b/c/todo.txt
index 99bdc1a46..62b8cfe21 100644
--- a/c/todo.txt
+++ b/c/todo.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ================================================================
 BUGFIXES
 
-!! failure in test_multiple_containers in travis but ok on localbox even with fresh checkout -- needs debugging !!
+:D
 
 ================================================================
 TOP OF LIST
diff --git a/c/unit_test/test_multiple_containers.c b/c/unit_test/test_multiple_containers.c
index 470cd7381..f4538a752 100644
--- a/c/unit_test/test_multiple_containers.c
+++ b/c/unit_test/test_multiple_containers.c
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ static char* test_sllv() {
 	mu_assert_lf(pe != NULL); mu_assert_lf(streq(pe->pvdata, "e")); pe = pe->pnext;
 	mu_assert_lf(pe == NULL);
 
+	// sllv_append frees the control structure for its second argument so do no
+	// assertions there
 	pa = sllv_append(pa, pb);
 
 	mu_assert_lf(pa->length == 5);
-	mu_assert_lf(pb->length == 2);
 
 	pe = pa->phead;
 	mu_assert_lf(pe != NULL); mu_assert_lf(streq(pe->pvdata, "a")); pe = pe->pnext;
@@ -94,11 +95,6 @@ static char* test_sllv() {
 	mu_assert_lf(pe != NULL); mu_assert_lf(streq(pe->pvdata, "e")); pe = pe->pnext;
 	mu_assert_lf(pe == NULL);
 
-	pe = pb->phead;
-	mu_assert_lf(pe != NULL); mu_assert_lf(streq(pe->pvdata, "d")); pe = pe->pnext;
-	mu_assert_lf(pe != NULL); mu_assert_lf(streq(pe->pvdata, "e")); pe = pe->pnext;
-	mu_assert_lf(pe == NULL);
-
 	return NULL;
 }