diff --git a/tests/basilisp/compiler_test.py b/tests/basilisp/compiler_test.py
index b6b1397d..6efb7412 100644
--- a/tests/basilisp/compiler_test.py
+++ b/tests/basilisp/compiler_test.py
@@ -3079,8 +3079,10 @@ def test_async_generator_single_statement(self, lcompile: CompileFn):
         )
 
         async def get():
+            ret = None
             async for val in awaiter_fn():
-                return val
+                ret = val
+            return ret
 
         assert kw.keyword("async-generator") == async_to_sync(get)