diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/EurekaHttpClientsOptionalArgsConfigurationNoWebfluxTest.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/EurekaHttpClientsOptionalArgsConfigurationNoWebfluxTest.java
index d849965d7..54c125c43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/EurekaHttpClientsOptionalArgsConfigurationNoWebfluxTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/EurekaHttpClientsOptionalArgsConfigurationNoWebfluxTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class EurekaHttpClientsOptionalArgsConfigurationNoWebfluxTest {
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			// this is the desired state
-			assertThat(e).hasMessageContaining("WebClient is not on the classpath");
+			assertThat(e).hasStackTraceContaining("WebClient is not on the classpath");
 		}
 		if (ctx != null) {
 			ctx.close();