diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_test.go
index 5d5c02925..22ffa8ec3 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_iam_role_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRole_badJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
 				Config:      testAccAWSRoleConfig_badJson,
-				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`"assume_role_policy" contains an invalid JSON:.*`),
+				ExpectError: regexp.MustCompile(`.*contains an invalid JSON:.*`),
 			},
 		},
 	})