diff --git a/engine-tests/src/tests/sanity.rs b/engine-tests/src/tests/sanity.rs
index 862d7e1af..a9195cf00 100644
--- a/engine-tests/src/tests/sanity.rs
+++ b/engine-tests/src/tests/sanity.rs
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ fn test_block_hash_contract() {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
-    let res = utils::panic_on_fail(result.status);
+    let res = utils::get_error_message(result.status);
     assert!(res.is_none(), "Status: {res:?}");
 }
 
diff --git a/engine-tests/src/tests/standard_precompiles.rs b/engine-tests/src/tests/standard_precompiles.rs
index 1d571448a..62a7db81f 100644
--- a/engine-tests/src/tests/standard_precompiles.rs
+++ b/engine-tests/src/tests/standard_precompiles.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn test_standard_precompiles() {
         .submit_with_signer(&mut signer, |nonce| contract.call_method("test_all", nonce))
         .unwrap();
 
-    let res = utils::panic_on_fail(outcome.status);
+    let res = utils::get_error_message(outcome.status);
     assert!(res.is_none(), "Status: {res:?}");
 }
 
diff --git a/engine-tests/src/utils/mod.rs b/engine-tests/src/utils/mod.rs
index 014e05e2c..fe59cc6fc 100644
--- a/engine-tests/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/engine-tests/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ pub fn unwrap_revert_slice(result: &SubmitResult) -> &[u8] {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn panic_on_fail(status: TransactionStatus) -> Option<String> {
+pub fn get_error_message(status: TransactionStatus) -> Option<String> {
     match status {
         TransactionStatus::Succeed(_) => None,
         TransactionStatus::Revert(message) => {