diff --git a/include/ircd/util/test.h b/include/ircd/util/test.h
index e531cdfd6..8631f1c55 100644
--- a/include/ircd/util/test.h
+++ b/include/ircd/util/test.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #define HAVE_IRCD_UTIL_TEST_H
 
-namespace ircd {
-inline namespace util
+namespace ircd
 {
-	void test();
-}}
+	extern "C" bool ircd_test(const string_view & = {});
+}
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index a5e6e1d73..bdf012a0b 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -416,10 +416,17 @@ console_cmd__exit(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	return false;
 }
 
+//
+// Test trigger stub
+//
 bool
 console_cmd__test(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 {
-	ircd::test(); // Test trigger stub
+	const bool result
+	{
+		ircd_test(line)
+	};
+
 	return true;
 }