diff --git a/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
index 67d8195d5f..6229264642 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/tests/src/Functional/BookTest.php
@@ -511,16 +511,23 @@ public function testBookListing() {
 
     $this->assertText($this->book->label(), 'The book title is displayed on the book listing page.');
 
-    // Unpublish all the book nodes and Confirm that the created book title
-    // is not displayed for anonymous.
+    // Unpublish the top book page and confirm that the created book title is
+    // not displayed for anonymous.
     $this->book->setUnpublished();
     $this->book->save();
-    foreach ($nodes as $node) {
-      $node->setUnpublished();
-      $node->save();
-    }
+
     $this->drupalGet('book');
     $this->assertSession()->responseNotContains($this->book->label());
+
+    // Publish the top book page and unpublish a page in the book and confirm
+    // that the created book title is displayed for anonymous.
+    $this->book->setPublished();
+    $this->book->save();
+    $nodes[0]->setUnpublished();
+    $nodes[0]->save();
+
+    $this->drupalGet('book');
+    $this->assertSession()->responseContains($this->book->label());
   }
 
   /**