diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/common/RunCliCmd.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/common/RunCliCmd.scala
index 883ec83d4f4..9a31e376515 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/common/RunCliCmd.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/common/RunCliCmd.scala
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ trait RunCliCmd extends Matchers {
           stdinFile: Option[File] = None,
           showCmd: Boolean = false,
           hideFromOutput: Seq[String] = Seq.empty,
-          retriesOnNetworkError: Int = 3): RunResult = {
-    require(retriesOnNetworkError >= 0, "retry count on network error must not be negative")
+          retriesOnError: Int = 3): RunResult = {
+    require(retriesOnError >= 0, "retry count on network error must not be negative")
 
     val args = baseCommand
     if (verbose) args += "--verbose"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ trait RunCliCmd extends Matchers {
     if (showCmd) println(args.mkString(" "))
 
     val rr =
-      retry(0, retriesOnNetworkError, () => runCmd(DONTCARE_EXIT, workingDir, sys.env ++ env, stdinFile, args.toSeq))
+      retry(0, retriesOnError, () => runCmd(DONTCARE_EXIT, workingDir, sys.env ++ env, stdinFile, args.toSeq))
 
     withClue(hideStr(reportFailure(args, expectedExitCode, rr).toString(), hideFromOutput)) {
       if (expectedExitCode != TestUtils.DONTCARE_EXIT) {
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/openwhisk/common/RunCliCmdTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/openwhisk/common/RunCliCmdTests.scala
index 608bd053168..c4f2bc4233c 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/openwhisk/common/RunCliCmdTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/org/apache/openwhisk/common/RunCliCmdTests.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class RunCliCmdTests extends FlatSpec with RunCliCmd with BeforeAndAfterEach {
   it should "not retry commands if retry is disabled" in {
     rr = Some(TestRunResult(NETWORK_ERROR_EXIT))
     noException shouldBe thrownBy {
-      cli(Seq.empty, expectedExitCode = ANY_ERROR_EXIT, retriesOnNetworkError = 0)
+      cli(Seq.empty, expectedExitCode = ANY_ERROR_EXIT, retriesOnError = 0)
     }
 
     cmdCount shouldBe 1
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class RunCliCmdTests extends FlatSpec with RunCliCmd with BeforeAndAfterEach {
 
       rr = Some(TestRunResult(code))
       noException shouldBe thrownBy {
-        cli(Seq.empty, expectedExitCode = DONTCARE_EXIT, retriesOnNetworkError = 3)
+        cli(Seq.empty, expectedExitCode = DONTCARE_EXIT, retriesOnError = 3)
       }
 
       cmdCount shouldBe 4