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diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py b/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
index 35ae976..1747426 100755
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_reconstructor.py
@@ -2595,10 +2595,11 @@ class TestObjectReconstructor(unittest.TestCase):
         etag = md5(test_data).hexdigest()
         ec_archive_bodies = make_ec_archive_bodies(self.policy, test_data)
 
-        # add a duplicate body to the list of EC archive bodies
-        broken_body = ec_archive_bodies[1]
-        ec_archive_bodies = ec_archive_bodies[:-1]
-        ec_archive_bodies.append(broken_body)
+        broken_body = ec_archive_bodies.pop(1)
+        # add some duplicates
+        num_duplicates = self.policy.ec_nparity - 1
+        ec_archive_bodies = (ec_archive_bodies[:num_duplicates] +
+                             ec_archive_bodies)[:-num_duplicates]
 
         def make_header(body):
             metadata = self.policy.pyeclib_driver.get_metadata(body)