diff --git a/packages/experimental/code-runtime-python/tests/runtime.spec.ts b/packages/experimental/code-runtime-python/tests/runtime.spec.ts
index 4caff9430e..0de0216fc2 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/code-runtime-python/tests/runtime.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/code-runtime-python/tests/runtime.spec.ts
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ describe('PythonCodeRuntime — programs and bindings', () => {
     // asked for.
     const ctx = new Context()
     await expect(ctx.plugin(PythonCodeRuntime, { pythonBin: 'definitely-no-such-python-xyz' }))
-      .rejects.toThrow(/does not resolve to an executable file/)
+      .rejects.toThrow(/does not resolve on PATH/)
   })
 
   it('rejects a memberNameProperty naming a constrained BaseException attribute', async () => {