diff --git a/nbr/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/cli/testing/ExitStatusIntegrationTests.java b/nbr/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/cli/testing/ExitStatusIntegrationTests.java
index 5a21cebe74..334b6ef063 100644
--- a/nbr/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/cli/testing/ExitStatusIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/nbr/src/test/java/io/nosqlbench/cli/testing/ExitStatusIntegrationTests.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void testExitStatusOnActivityBasicCommandException() {
                 "driver=diag", "cyclerate=10", "not_a_thing", "cycles=100", "-vvv"
         );
         String stdout = String.join("\n", result.getStdoutData());
-        assertThat(stdout).contains("internal error: You requested exactly one instance of a service by name 'not_a_thing'");
+        assertThat(stdout).contains("You requested exactly one instance of a service by name 'not_a_thing'");
         assertThat(result.exitStatus).isEqualTo(2);
     }