diff --git a/test/fixtures/syntax/api/unknown-transformer-in-list/options.json b/test/fixtures/syntax/api/unknown-transformer-in-list/options.json
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+{
+  "throws": "unknown transformer arrowFunctions2 specified in whitelist",
+  "whitelist": ["arrowFunctions2"]
+}