diff --git a/tests/integration/data/test_query_namespaces.py b/tests/integration/data/test_query_namespaces.py
index ba4ed821..7100f573 100644
--- a/tests/integration/data/test_query_namespaces.py
+++ b/tests/integration/data/test_query_namespaces.py
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@ def test_missing_metric(self, idx):
                 filter={},
                 top_k=2,
             )
-        assert str(e.value) == "query_namespaces() missing 1 required positional argument: 'metric'"
+        assert "query_namespaces() missing 1 required positional argument: 'metric'" in str(e.value)