diff --git a/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator/portallocator_test.go b/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator/portallocator_test.go
index 3f3afa657b..356da855b6 100644
--- a/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator/portallocator_test.go
+++ b/runtime/networkdriver/portallocator/portallocator_test.go
@@ -186,6 +186,6 @@ func TestPortAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	port2, err := RequestPort(ip, "tcp", port+1)
 	port3, err := RequestPort(ip, "tcp", 0)
 	if port3 == port2 {
-		t.Fatal("A dynamic port should never allocate a used port")
+		t.Fatal("Requesting a dynamic port should never allocate a used port")
 	}
 }