diff --git a/test/integration/translation_failures_test.go b/test/integration/translation_failures_test.go
index 9b882c2bd3..cd599a158d 100644
--- a/test/integration/translation_failures_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/translation_failures_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestTranslationFailures(t *testing.T) {
 
 				return expectedTranslationFailure{
 					causingObjects: []client.Object{createdSecret},
-					reasonContains: "invalid CA certificate: missing 'cert' field in data",
+					reasonContains: `neither "cert" nor "ca.crt" key exist`,
 				}
 			},
 		},
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestTranslationFailures(t *testing.T) {
 				return expectedTranslationFailure{
 					// expect events for both: a faulty secret and a plugin referring it
 					causingObjects: []client.Object{createdSecret, createdPlugin},
-					reasonContains: "invalid CA certificate: missing 'cert' field in data",
+					reasonContains: `neither "cert" nor "ca.crt" key exist`,
 				}
 			},
 		},