diff --git a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/domain/internal/TemplateBuilderImplTest.java b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/domain/internal/TemplateBuilderImplTest.java
index 3c476f6ff5..13ecc9fb5a 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/domain/internal/TemplateBuilderImplTest.java
+++ b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/domain/internal/TemplateBuilderImplTest.java
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ public class TemplateBuilderImplTest {
          fail("Expected NoSuchElementException");
       } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
          // make sure big data is not in the exception message
-         assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "no image matched predicate: Predicates.and(nullEqualToIsParentOrIsGrandparentOfCurrentLocation(),imageDescription(notDescription))");
+         assertTrue(e.getMessage().length() < 1024);
       }
 
       verify(defaultOptions, optionsProvider, templateBuilderProvider, getImageStrategy);