diff --git a/test/sharness/t0081-repo-pinning.sh b/test/sharness/t0081-repo-pinning.sh
index 941cd7301..656698fae 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0081-repo-pinning.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0081-repo-pinning.sh
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ test_expect_success "some are no longer there" '
 test_launch_ipfs_daemon_without_network
 test_expect_success "recursive pin fails without objects" '
   test_must_fail ipfs pin add -r "$HASH_DIR1" 2>err_expected8 &&
-  grep "$HASH_DIR1 not found" err_expected8 ||
+  grep "not found" err_expected8 ||
   test_fsh cat err_expected8
 '