diff --git a/pkg/decodeSecret/decodeSecret_test.go b/pkg/decodeSecret/decodeSecret_test.go
index ed626e7d..1c62088c 100644
--- a/pkg/decodeSecret/decodeSecret_test.go
+++ b/pkg/decodeSecret/decodeSecret_test.go
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ func TestFormatJson(t *testing.T) {
 func TestJsonNoDataKey(t *testing.T) {
 	jsn := `{ "key1": "1", "key2": "2" }`
 	sd := secretDecoder{}
+	expectedMsg := "unable to decode secret, does it have a data key?"
 	_, err := sd.processJson(jsn, false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected an error when no data key is present")
 	}
-	if err.Error() != "unable to decode secret, does it have a data key?" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected error message 'unable to decode secret, does it have a data key?', got '%s'", err.Error())
+	if err.Error() != expectedMsg {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error message '%s', got '%s'", expectedMsg, err.Error())
 	}
 }