diff --git a/src/tests/system/tests/test_ldap.py b/src/tests/system/tests/test_ldap.py
index c7155223dbd..1ee2890f14a 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/tests/test_ldap.py
+++ b/src/tests/system/tests/test_ldap.py
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ def test_ldap__password_change_new_password_does_not_meet_complexity_requirement
         "user1", "Secret123", "red_32"
     ), "Password should not have been able to be changed!"
 
-    assert (
-        "pam_sss(passwd:chauthtok): User info message: Password change failed."
-        in client.host.conn.run("journalctl").stdout
+    log = client.journald.journalctl(
+        grep="pam_sss(passwd:chauthtok): User info message: Password change failed.", unit="sssd"
     )
+    assert log.rc == 0, "'Password change failed.' message is not in log!"
 
 
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