diff --git a/tests/unit.gitlab-ci.yml b/tests/unit.gitlab-ci.yml
index 51c0fa51c008fa84e4f469927af648bbb5240bb7..ac275b69fc974d54a6b74e8dd23d6627ab1a1bab 100644
--- a/tests/unit.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/tests/unit.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ gitlab-tofu-without-implicit-init:
       - CMD: plan
         ERROR: 'Error: Backend initialization required, please run "tofu init"'
       - CMD: validate
-        ERROR: 'Error: Missing required provider'
+        ERROR: 'This module is not yet installed. Run "tofu init" to install all modules'
 
 gitlab-tofu-no-wrapper:
   extends: