diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/credentials.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/credentials.test.ts
index d7cd8951f8..199dd363ab 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/credentials.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/credentials.test.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ describe('Credentials', () => {
 			} catch (error) {
 				expect(error.constructor.name).toBe('CredentialDataError');
 				expect(error.extra).toEqual({ ...nodeCredentials, type: credentialType });
-				expect(error.cause).toEqual(
-					new SyntaxError('Unexpected token \'i\', "invalid-json-string" is not valid JSON'),
-				);
+				expect(error.cause).toBeInstanceOf(SyntaxError);
+				expect(error.cause.message).toMatch('Unexpected token ');
 			}
 		});