diff --git a/test/test_identity.sh b/test/test_identity.sh
index 782e8fa6..0c23f331 100755
--- a/test/test_identity.sh
+++ b/test/test_identity.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ new "Netconf set undefined acl-type"
 expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 '<rpc><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><config><acls xmlns="urn:example:my-crypto"><acl><name>x</name><type>undefined</type></acl></acls></config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>' '^<rpc-reply><ok/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$'
 
 new "netconf validate fail"
-expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "<rpc><validate><source><candidate/></source></validate></rpc>]]>]]>" '^<rpc-reply><rpc-error><error-type>application</error-type><error-tag>operation-failed</error-tag><error-severity>error</error-severity><error-message>Identityref validation failed, Identityref validation failed,  not derived from acl-base</error-message></rpc-error></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$'
+expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "<rpc><validate><source><candidate/></source></validate></rpc>]]>]]>" '^<rpc-reply><rpc-error><error-type>application</error-type><error-tag>operation-failed</error-tag><error-severity>error</error-severity><error-message>Identityref validation failed, Identityref validation failed'
 
 new "netconf discard-changes"
 expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "<rpc><discard-changes/></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply><ok/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"