diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/test/verified-fetch.spec.ts b/packages/verified-fetch/test/verified-fetch.spec.ts
index 1b3366c22..eb8fe218b 100644
--- a/packages/verified-fetch/test/verified-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/test/verified-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ describe('@helia/verifed-fetch', () => {
       const customResolver2 = Sinon.stub()
       const onProgress = Sinon.stub()
 
-      customResolver1.rejects(new Error('Could not resolve PeerId "mydomain.com"'))
+      customResolver1.rejects(new Error('fake DNS error'))
       customResolver2.returns(Promise.resolve('/ipfs/QmVP2ip92jQuMDezVSzQBWDqWFbp9nyCHNQSiciRauPLDg'))
 
       const verifiedFetch = new VerifiedFetch({
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ describe('@helia/verifed-fetch', () => {
 
       expect(customResolver1.callCount).to.equal(1)
       expect(customResolver1.getCall(0).args).to.deep.equal(['mydomain.com', { onProgress }])
-      await expect(customResolver1.getCall(0).returnValue).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith('Could not resolve PeerId "mydomain.com"')
+      await expect(customResolver1.getCall(0).returnValue).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith('fake DNS error')
       expect(customResolver2.callCount).to.equal(1)
       expect(customResolver2.getCall(0).args).to.deep.equal(['mydomain.com', { onProgress }])
     })