diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/search/search.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/search/search.ts
index 7ef82cd5467a..9baf52c8d604 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/search/search.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/search/search.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       it('should return 400 for a painless error', async () => {
         const resp = await supertest.post(`/internal/search/es`).send(painlessErrReq).expect(400);
 
-        verifyErrorResponse(resp.body, 400, 'search_phase_execution_exception', true);
+        verifyErrorResponse(resp.body, 400, 'script_exception', true);
       });
     });