diff --git a/query-engine/connector-test-kit-rs/query-engine-tests/tests/new/relation_load_strategy.rs b/query-engine/connector-test-kit-rs/query-engine-tests/tests/new/relation_load_strategy.rs
index 2f22c0c6f8a3..9cb369d9563d 100644
--- a/query-engine/connector-test-kit-rs/query-engine-tests/tests/new/relation_load_strategy.rs
+++ b/query-engine/connector-test-kit-rs/query-engine-tests/tests/new/relation_load_strategy.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod relation_load_strategy {
 
         assert_eq!(
             actual, expected,
-            "expected later join to be used: {expected}, instead it was: {actual}"
+            "expected lateral join to be used: {expected}, instead it was: {actual}"
         );
     }