diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go b/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
index 372db7a7c83..fedf1241c28 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ while true; do sleep 1; done
 
 					ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Container '%s': should be possible to delete", testContainer.Name))
 					gomega.Expect(terminateContainer.Delete(ctx)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("container '%s': should have been terminated by now.", testContainer.Name)
-					gomega.Eventually(ctx, terminateContainer.Present, ContainerStatusRetryTimeout, ContainerStatusPollInterval).Should(gomega.BeFalseBecause(errMsg))
+					gomega.Eventually(ctx, terminateContainer.Present, ContainerStatusRetryTimeout, ContainerStatusPollInterval).Should(gomega.BeFalseBecause("container '%s': should have been terminated by now.", testContainer.Name))
 				}
 			})
 		})