diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
index e5c60df2b..b833f4e44 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (suite *NoBackupExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupListCmd_empty() {
 	result := suite.recorder.String()
 
 	// as an offhand check: the result should contain the m365 user id
-	assert.Equal(t, "No backups available\n", result)
+	assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(result, "No backups available\n"))
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------