diff --git a/packages/app-runtime/test/lib/TestUtil.ts b/packages/app-runtime/test/lib/TestUtil.ts
index 43a28aac9..322dc5ab5 100644
--- a/packages/app-runtime/test/lib/TestUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/app-runtime/test/lib/TestUtil.ts
@@ -198,24 +198,24 @@ export class TestUtil {
 
     public static async addRelationship(from: LocalAccountSession, to: LocalAccountSession): Promise<{ from: RelationshipDTO; to: RelationshipDTO }> {
         const templateTo = await TestUtil.createAndLoadPeerTemplate(from, to);
-        const relationshipRequestTo = await TestUtil.requestRelationshipForTemplate(to, templateTo.id);
-        let relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(from, relationshipRequestTo.id);
+        const relationshipTo = await TestUtil.requestRelationshipForTemplate(to, templateTo.id);
+        let relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(from, relationshipTo.id);
         relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.acceptRelationship(from, relationshipFrom.id);
 
-        const relationshipTo = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(to, relationshipRequestTo.id);
+        const syncedRelationshipTo = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(to, relationshipTo.id);
 
-        return { from: relationshipFrom, to: relationshipTo };
+        return { from: relationshipFrom, to: syncedRelationshipTo };
     }
 
     public static async addRejectedRelationship(from: LocalAccountSession, to: LocalAccountSession): Promise<{ from: RelationshipDTO; to: RelationshipDTO }> {
         const templateTo = await TestUtil.createAndLoadPeerTemplate(from, to);
-        const relationshipRequestTo = await TestUtil.requestRelationshipForTemplate(to, templateTo.id);
-        let relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(from, relationshipRequestTo.id);
+        const relationshipTo = await TestUtil.requestRelationshipForTemplate(to, templateTo.id);
+        let relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(from, relationshipTo.id);
         relationshipFrom = await TestUtil.rejectRelationship(from, relationshipFrom.id);
 
-        const relationshipTo = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(to, relationshipRequestTo.id);
+        const syncedRelationshipTo = await TestUtil.syncUntilHasRelationship(to, relationshipTo.id);
 
-        return { from: relationshipFrom, to: relationshipTo };
+        return { from: relationshipFrom, to: syncedRelationshipTo };
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/relationships/RelationshipsController.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/relationships/RelationshipsController.ts
index 0cd089823..5fe507c59 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/relationships/RelationshipsController.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/modules/relationships/RelationshipsController.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class RelationshipsController extends TransportController {
                 throw TransportCoreErrors.relationships.activeIdentityDeletionProcessOfOwnerOfRelationshipTemplate();
             }
 
-            if (result.error.code === "error.platform.validation.relationshipRequest.relationshipToTargetAlreadyExists") {
+            if (result.error.code.match(/^error.platform.validation.(relationship|relationshipRequest).relationshipToTargetAlreadyExists$/)) {
                 throw TransportCoreErrors.relationships.relationshipNotYetDecomposedByPeer();
             }