diff --git a/spectral_cube/tests/test_spectral_cube.py b/spectral_cube/tests/test_spectral_cube.py
index 384a51d85..a9d0af989 100644
--- a/spectral_cube/tests/test_spectral_cube.py
+++ b/spectral_cube/tests/test_spectral_cube.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def test_transpose_arg_world(self, method, data_adv, data_vad, use_dask):
         for axis in [1, 2]:
 
             with pytest.raises(utils.WCSCelestialError,
-                               match=re.escape("world_take_along_axis requires the celestial axes")):
+                               match=re.escape(f"{method} requires the celestial axes")):
 
                 assert_allclose(getattr(c1, method)(axis=axis),
                                 getattr(c2, method)(axis=axis))