diff --git a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
index b7d0ce2343..6c2bf05911 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestMaybePrintUpdateTextFromGithub(t *testing.T) {
 	if MaybePrintUpdateTextFromGithub() {
-		t.Fatal("MaybePrintUpdateTextFromGithub() expected to return true, bot got false")
+		t.Fatal("MaybePrintUpdateTextFromGithub() expected to return false for basic setup, bot got true")
 	}
 }