diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform/discover.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform/discover.ts
index 2c160e669869ae..a98f7e5ae98905 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform/discover.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/transform/discover.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function TransformDiscoverProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       ).getVisibleText();
       expect(actualIndexPatternSwitchLinkText).to.eql(
         expectedDestinationIndex,
-        `Destination index should be ${expectedDestinationIndex}, got ${expectedDestinationIndex}`
+        `Destination index should be ${expectedDestinationIndex}, got ${actualIndexPatternSwitchLinkText}`
       );
 
       await testSubjects.existOrFail('discoverNoResults');