diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pod/pod_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/pod/pod_manager_test.go
index 22717dffd92..8688d765c41 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pod/pod_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pod/pod_manager_test.go
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ func TestGetStaticPodToMirrorPodMap(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(m) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("GetStaticPodToMirrorPodMap(): got %d static pods, wanted 1 static pod", len(m))
 	}
-	if gotMirrorPod, ok := m[staticPod]; !ok || gotMirrorPod.UID != mirrorPod.UID {
-		t.Fatalf("GetStaticPodToMirrorPodMap() did not return the correct mirror pod UID %s, wanted mirror pod UID %s", gotMirrorPod.UID, mirrorPod.UID)
+	gotMirrorPod, ok := m[staticPod]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("GetStaticPodToMirrorPodMap(): mirror pod not found for staticPod %v", staticPod)
+	}
+	if gotMirrorPod.UID != mirrorPod.UID {
+		t.Fatalf("GetStaticPodToMirrorPodMap(): got UID %s, want %s", gotMirrorPod.UID, mirrorPod.UID)
 	}
 }