diff --git a/client/v3/client_test.go b/client/v3/client_test.go
index 08bd0f455..d8a4b07fe 100644
--- a/client/v3/client_test.go
+++ b/client/v3/client_test.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestIsHaltErr(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t,
 		isHaltErr(context.TODO(), errors.New("etcdserver: some etcdserver error")),
 		true,
-		"error created by errors.New should not be unavailable error",
+		"error created by errors.New should be unavailable error",
 	)
 	assert.Equal(t,
 		isHaltErr(context.TODO(), rpctypes.ErrGRPCStopped),