diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2639184f8..a5cd6b86d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<a name="0.68.1"></a>
+## [0.68.1](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/compare/v0.68.0...v0.68.1) (2018-06-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* removes error code checks for bitswap offline tests ([b152856](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/commit/b152856))
+
+
+
 <a name="0.68.0"></a>
 # [0.68.0](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-ipfs-core/compare/v0.67.0...v0.68.0) (2018-06-18)
 
diff --git a/js/src/bitswap.js b/js/src/bitswap.js
index 0999e9da4..51a6c00a2 100644
--- a/js/src/bitswap.js
+++ b/js/src/bitswap.js
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
     it('.stat gives error while offline', (done) => {
       ipfs.bitswap.stat((err, stats) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        // When run against core we get our expected error, when run
-        // as part of the http tests we get a connection refused
-        if (err.code !== 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-          expect(err).to.match(/online mode/)
-        }
         expect(stats).to.not.exist()
         done()
       })
@@ -133,11 +128,6 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
     it('.wantlist gives error if offline', (done) => {
       ipfs.bitswap.wantlist((err, list) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        // When run against core we get our expected error, when run
-        // as part of the http tests we get a connection refused
-        if (err.code !== 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-          expect(err).to.match(/online mode/)
-        }
         expect(list).to.not.exist()
         done()
       })
@@ -147,11 +137,6 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
       const key = 'QmUBdnXXPyoDFXj3Hj39dNJ5VkN3QFRskXxcGaYFBB8CNR'
       ipfs.bitswap.unwant(key, (err) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
-        // When run against core we get our expected error, when run
-        // as part of the http tests we get a connection refused
-        if (err.code !== 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-          expect(err).to.match(/online mode/)
-        }
         done()
       })
     })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddd940730..bbd00fb15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "interface-ipfs-core",
-  "version": "0.68.0",
+  "version": "0.68.1",
   "description": "A test suite and interface you can use to implement a IPFS core interface.",
   "leadMaintainer": "Alan Shaw <alan@tableflip.io>",
   "main": "js/src/index.js",