diff --git a/pickhardt-payments/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/pickhardtpayments/PaymentLoopTest.java b/pickhardt-payments/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/pickhardtpayments/PaymentLoopTest.java
index ade85589..9b598873 100644
--- a/pickhardt-payments/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/pickhardtpayments/PaymentLoopTest.java
+++ b/pickhardt-payments/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/pickhardtpayments/PaymentLoopTest.java
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ class PaymentLoopTest {
 
         SoftAssertions softly = new SoftAssertions();
         softly.assertThat(paymentStatus.isFailure()).isTrue();
-        softly.assertThat(paymentStatus.getMessages().stream().map(InstantWithString::string)).contains("");
+        softly.assertThat(paymentStatus.getMessages().stream().map(InstantWithString::string))
+                .contains("Unable to find route (trying to send 123)");
+        softly.assertAll();
         verifyNoInteractions(grpcSendToRoute);
     }