diff --git a/test/cmd/request-timeout.sh b/test/cmd/request-timeout.sh
index 84dabb3552d..b12d111a9f0 100755
--- a/test/cmd/request-timeout.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/request-timeout.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ run_kubectl_request_timeout_tests() {
 
   ## check --request-timeout on 'get pod' with --watch
   output_message=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod --request-timeout=1 --watch --v=5 2>&1)
-  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'Timeout exceeded while reading body'
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'Timeout'
 
   ## check --request-timeout value with no time unit
   output_message=$(kubectl get pod valid-pod --request-timeout=1 2>&1)