diff --git a/test/__testutils__/testInvalidRefRetry.ts b/test/__testutils__/testInvalidRefRetry.ts
index 9406f1eb..1a53cbe6 100644
--- a/test/__testutils__/testInvalidRefRetry.ts
+++ b/test/__testutils__/testInvalidRefRetry.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const testInvalidRefRetry = (args: TestInvalidRefRetryArgs): void => {
 		expect([...triedRefs]).toStrictEqual([badRef, masterRef])
 	})
 
-	it("throws if the maximum number of retries when an invalid ref is used is reached", async (ctx) => {
+	it("throws if the maximum number of retries with invalid refs is reached", async (ctx) => {
 		const client = createTestClient({ ctx })
 		const queryResponse = ctx.mock.api.query({
 			documents: [ctx.mock.value.document()],