diff --git a/test/bats/04_capi.bats b/test/bats/04_capi.bats
index 0040a7c5e..93d85c8df 100644
--- a/test/bats/04_capi.bats
+++ b/test/bats/04_capi.bats
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ setup() {
 
     config_set 'del(.api.server.online_client)'
     rune -1 cscli capi status
-    assert_stderr --partial "no configuration for Central API (CAPI) in "
-    assert_stderr --partial "$CONFIG_YAML'$"
+    assert_stderr --partial "no configuration for Central API \(CAPI\) in '$CONFIG_YAML'"
 }
 
 @test "cscli capi status" {