diff --git a/test/e2e/retry_test.go b/test/e2e/retry_test.go
index 0cb2fa0e3a41..f55caf262b89 100644
--- a/test/e2e/retry_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/retry_test.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ spec:
 			if status.Phase == wfv1.WorkflowRunning {
 				nodeStatus := status.Nodes.FindByDisplayName("test-nodeantiaffinity-strategy(0)")
 				nodeStatusRetry := status.Nodes.FindByDisplayName("test-nodeantiaffinity-strategy(1)")
-				assert.Contains(t, nodeStatusRetry.Message, "1 node(s) didn't match Pod's node affinity/selector")
+				assert.Contains(t, nodeStatusRetry.Message, "didn't match Pod's node affinity/selector")
 				assert.NotEqual(t, nodeStatus.HostNodeName, nodeStatusRetry.HostNodeName)
 			}
 		})