diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-initdata.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-initdata.bats
index fe42c78a45..b8f1f196dd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-initdata.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-initdata.bats
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ EOF
     echo "Pod ${kata_pod}: $(cat ${kata_pod})"
 
     assert_pod_fail "${kata_pod}"
-    assert_logs_contain "${node}" kata "${node_start_time}" "image security validation failed"
+    assert_logs_contain "${node}" kata "${node_start_time}" "failed to pull image"
 }
 
 @test "Test that creating a container from an rejected image not configured by initdata, fails according to CDH error" {