diff --git a/system/Test/CIUnitTestCase.php b/system/Test/CIUnitTestCase.php
index c515b7e3d3c2..467e3a61bdf7 100644
--- a/system/Test/CIUnitTestCase.php
+++ b/system/Test/CIUnitTestCase.php
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public function assertLogContains(string $level, string $logMessage, string $mes
     {
         $this->assertTrue(
             TestLogger::didLog($level, $logMessage, false),
-            $message !== '' && $message !== '0' ? $message : sprintf(
+            $message !== '' ? $message : sprintf(
                 'Failed asserting that logs have a record of message containing "%s" with level "%s".',
                 $logMessage,
                 $level