diff --git a/internal/blockchain/fabric/certs_test.go b/internal/blockchain/fabric/certs_test.go
index 7c4722a0fc..1ee0ca23d0 100644
--- a/internal/blockchain/fabric/certs_test.go
+++ b/internal/blockchain/fabric/certs_test.go
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ func TestClient(t *testing.T) {
 
 	certStr = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(badCert))
 	_, err = getDNFromCertString(certStr)
-	assert.EqualError(err, "asn1: syntax error: data truncated")
+	assert.Contains([]string{"x509: malformed certificate", "asn1: syntax error: data truncated"}, err.Error())
 }