diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/limits/ThrottleTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/limits/ThrottleTests.scala
index 7b9e00fad60..9f76ff4f0c3 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/limits/ThrottleTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/limits/ThrottleTests.scala
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class NamespaceSpecificThrottleTests
     }
 
     wsk.action.invoke(actionName, expectedExitCode = TooManyRequests.intValue).stderr should {
-      include(prefix(tooManyConcurrentRequests(0, 0))) and include("allowed: 0")
+      include(prefix(tooManyConcurrentRequests(0, 0))) and include("allowed per controller: 0")
     }
   }