diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index 368e368c5..326ad5cd0 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def test_backtesting_no_pair_left(default_conf, mocker, caplog, testdatadir) ->
 
     default_conf['pairlists'] = [{"method": "VolumePairList", "number_assets": 5}]
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
-                       match=r'VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting\..*StaticPairlist.*'):
+                       match=r'VolumePairList not allowed for backtesting\..*StaticPairList.*'):
         Backtesting(default_conf)
 
     default_conf.update({