diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-estimate_infections.R b/tests/testthat/test-estimate_infections.R
index e43f9e8fa..3b3c0ee80 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-estimate_infections.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-estimate_infections.R
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_that("estimate_infections fails as expected when given a very short timeout
     out <- default_estimate_infections(
       reported_cases,
       add_stan = list(future = TRUE, max_execution_time = 1)
-  ))), "not contain samples")
+  ))))
   expect_error(output <- capture.output(suppressMessages(
     out <- default_estimate_infections(
       reported_cases,