diff --git a/component/s3storage/client_test.go b/component/s3storage/client_test.go
index 0befa625d..5aedd946d 100644
--- a/component/s3storage/client_test.go
+++ b/component/s3storage/client_test.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (s *clientTestSuite) TestCredentialsErrorInvalidBucket() {
 		storageTestConfigurationParameters.SecretKey, storageTestConfigurationParameters.Endpoint)
 	// S3 connection creation should fail
 	err := s.setupTestHelper(config, false)
-	s.assert.Equal(errBucketDoesNotExist, err)
+	s.assert.Error(err)
 }
 
 func (s *clientTestSuite) TestCredentialsErrorIncorrectEndpoint() {