diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
index d48c197f78..de58fa31bc 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_remote_storage.py
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def test_timeline_deletion_with_files_stuck_in_upload_queue(
     log.info("sending delete request")
     checkpoint_allowed_to_fail.set()
     env.pageserver.allowed_errors.append(
-        ".* ERROR .*Error processing HTTP request: InternalServerError\\(timeline is Stopping"
+        ".* ERROR .*Error processing HTTP request: InternalServerError\\(The timeline or pageserver is shutting down"
     )
 
     # Generous timeout, because currently deletions can get blocked waiting for compaction