diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index 326ad5cd0..a190867df 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def test_backtesting_pairlist_list(default_conf, mocker, caplog, testdatadir, ti
 
     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['pairlists'] = [{"method": "StaticPairList"}, {"method": "PerformanceFilter"}]