diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/vsphere/vsphere_volume_vsan_policy.go b/test/e2e/storage/vsphere/vsphere_volume_vsan_policy.go
index f13d4548e53..ee2bef7ec84 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/vsphere/vsphere_volume_vsan_policy.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/vsphere/vsphere_volume_vsan_policy.go
@@ -335,8 +335,9 @@ func invokeStaleDummyVMTestWithStoragePolicy(client clientset.Interface, masterN
 	fnvHash := fnv.New32a()
 	fnvHash.Write([]byte(vmName))
 	dummyVMFullName := dummyVMPrefixName + "-" + fmt.Sprint(fnvHash.Sum32())
-	errorMsg := "Dummy VM - " + vmName + "is still present. Failing the test.."
+	errorMsg := "Dummy VM - " + vmName + " is still present. Failing the test.."
 	nodeInfo := TestContext.NodeMapper.GetNodeInfo(masterNode)
-	isVMPresentFlag, _ := nodeInfo.VSphere.IsVMPresent(dummyVMFullName, nodeInfo.DataCenterRef)
-	framework.ExpectNotEqual(isVMPresentFlag, true, errorMsg)
+	isVMPresentFlag, err := nodeInfo.VSphere.IsVMPresent(dummyVMFullName, nodeInfo.DataCenterRef)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+	framework.ExpectEqual(isVMPresentFlag, false, errorMsg)
 }