diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index 049a5d50dacfe225e78b6f3bbfce287ba33a351f..24f2b39467cf7fc11c1f72836e046abf633d070f 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_toc_rebuild(cli, build_resources):
     [
         (
             "_toc_emptysections.yml",
-            " item not a mapping containing 'chapters' key @ '/parts/0/'",
+            "entry not a mapping containing 'chapters' key @ '/parts/0/'",
         ),
         # sphinx-ext-toc does not enforce url titles
         # ("_toc_urlwithouttitle.yml", "`url:` link should"),