diff --git a/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_pd_block_test.go b/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_pd_block_test.go
index afc70988111..0abb186ed1a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_pd_block_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gcepd/gce_pd_block_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestGetVolumeSpecFromGlobalMapPath(t *testing.T) {
 	block := v1.PersistentVolumeBlock
 	specMode := spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.VolumeMode
 	if specMode == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get volumeMode from PersistentVolumeBlock")
+		t.Errorf("Invalid volumeMode from GlobalMapPath spec: %v expected: %v", *specMode, block)
 	}
 	if *specMode != block {
 		t.Errorf("Invalid volumeMode from GlobalMapPath spec: %v expected: %v", *specMode, block)