diff --git a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
index 64e2811beb06..d86f8ac634e8 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ let
       };
       exporterTest = ''
         wait_until_succeeds(
-            'journalctl -eu prometheus-smartctl-exporter.service -o cat | grep "Device unavailable"'
+            'journalctl -eu prometheus-smartctl-exporter.service -o cat | grep "Unable to detect device type"'
         )
       '';
     };