diff --git a/src/test/datascience/notebook/executionService.vscode.test.ts b/src/test/datascience/notebook/executionService.vscode.test.ts
index 66b95746c4ac..9638e7247ff3 100644
--- a/src/test/datascience/notebook/executionService.vscode.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/datascience/notebook/executionService.vscode.test.ts
@@ -463,11 +463,11 @@ suite('DataScience - VSCode Notebook - (Execution) (slow)', function () {
         // First path in PATH must be the directory where executable is located.
         assert.ok(
             areInterpreterPathsSame(shellExecutable.toLowerCase(), sysExecutable.toLowerCase()),
-            `Python paths do not match ${shellExecutable}, ${sysExecutable}. Output is (${
+            `Python paths do not match ${shellExecutable}, ${sysExecutable}. Output is (${cell1Output}, ${
                 cell1.outputs.length
             }) (${cell1.outputs
                 .map((item) => item.items.map((i) => i.mime).join(','))
-                .join('#')})${cell1Output}, error is ${errorOutput}`
+                .join('#')}), error is ${errorOutput}`
         );
     });
     test('Testing streamed output', async () => {