diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
index debf2e4b2f..23eea88b9a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('DefaultLocationServiceTest', () => {
           { type: 'url', target: 'https://backstage.io/catalog-info.yaml' },
           true,
         ),
-      ).rejects.toThrow(InputError);
+      ).rejects.toThrow('Duplicate nested entity: location:default/foo');
     });
 
     it('should return exists false when the location does not exist beforehand', async () => {