diff --git a/test/test-logger.c b/test/test-logger.c
index 0b3648b05..81132bffa 100644
--- a/test/test-logger.c
+++ b/test/test-logger.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ PWTEST(logger_debug_env_invalid)
 	fsync(STDERR_FILENO);
 	lseek(fd, SEEK_SET, 0);
 	while ((rc = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1) > 0)) {
-		if (strstr(buf, "Ignoring invalid format in PIPEWIRE_DEBUG")) {
+		if (strstr(buf, "Ignoring invalid format in log level")) {
 		    error_message_found = true;
 		    break;
 		}