diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/util/server_utils_base.py b/src/tests/ftest/util/server_utils_base.py
index 068c62919f0..29416432cdf 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/util/server_utils_base.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/util/server_utils_base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AutosizeCancel(Exception):
 class DaosServerCommand(YamlCommand):
     """Defines an object representing the daos_server command."""
 
-    NORMAL_PATTERN = "DAOS I/O Engine.*started"
+    NORMAL_PATTERN = "DAOS I/O Engine.*process [0-9]+ started on"
     FORMAT_PATTERN = "(SCM format required)(?!;)"
     REFORMAT_PATTERN = "Metadata format required"
     SYSTEM_QUERY_PATTERN = "joined"