diff --git a/tests/test_errors.py b/tests/test_errors.py
index 471cc850a..f0bc6158e 100644
--- a/tests/test_errors.py
+++ b/tests/test_errors.py
@@ -1513,11 +1513,11 @@ def div(x: Any, y: Any) -> float:
     c = OmegaConf.create({"div_by_zero": "${div:1,0}"})
     expected_msg = dedent(
         """\
-        ZeroDivisionError raised while resolving interpolation: float division by zero
+        ZeroDivisionError raised while resolving interpolation: float division( by zero)?
             full_key: div_by_zero
             object_type=dict"""
     )
-    with raises(InterpolationResolutionError, match=re.escape(expected_msg)):
+    with raises(InterpolationResolutionError, match=expected_msg):
         c.div_by_zero