diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_by_digest_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_by_digest_test.go
index b89c76cce3..3f948a5169 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_by_digest_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_by_digest_test.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func (s *DockerRegistrySuite) TestPullFailsWithAlteredLayer(c *check.C) {
 	// Pull from the registry using the <name>@<digest> reference.
 	imageReference := fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", repoName, manifestDigest)
 	out, exitStatus, _ := dockerCmdWithError("pull", imageReference)
-	c.Assert(exitStatus, checker.Not(check.Equals), 0, check.Commentf("expected a zero exit status"))
+	c.Assert(exitStatus, checker.Not(check.Equals), 0, check.Commentf("expected a non-zero exit status"))
 
 	expectedErrorMsg := fmt.Sprintf("filesystem layer verification failed for digest %s", targetLayerDigest)
 	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, expectedErrorMsg, check.Commentf("expected error message in output: %s", out))
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (s *DockerSchema1RegistrySuite) TestPullFailsWithAlteredLayer(c *check.C) {
 	// Pull from the registry using the <name>@<digest> reference.
 	imageReference := fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", repoName, manifestDigest)
 	out, exitStatus, _ := dockerCmdWithError("pull", imageReference)
-	c.Assert(exitStatus, checker.Not(check.Equals), 0, check.Commentf("expected a zero exit status"))
+	c.Assert(exitStatus, checker.Not(check.Equals), 0, check.Commentf("expected a non-zero exit status"))
 
 	expectedErrorMsg := fmt.Sprintf("filesystem layer verification failed for digest %s", targetLayerDigest)
 	c.Assert(out, checker.Contains, expectedErrorMsg, check.Commentf("expected error message in output: %s", out))