diff --git a/tests/misc.sh b/tests/misc.sh
index 77a52995a..a81c9dbb1 100644
--- a/tests/misc.sh
+++ b/tests/misc.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ nix-env -q --foo 2>&1 | grep "unknown flag"
 
 # Eval Errors.
 eval_arg_res=$(nix-instantiate --eval -E 'let a = {} // a; in a.foo' 2>&1 || true)
-echo $eval_arg_res | grep "at: (1:15) from command line argument"
+echo $eval_arg_res | grep "at: (1:15) from string"
 echo $eval_arg_res | grep "infinite recursion encountered"
 
 eval_stdin_res=$(echo 'let a = {} // a; in a.foo' | nix-instantiate --eval -E - 2>&1 || true)