diff --git a/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_integration_test.go b/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_integration_test.go
index b81882c605e6..16c0f278c2b0 100644
--- a/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_integration_test.go
+++ b/security/advancedtls/advancedtls_integration_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (s) TestEnd2End(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(params.RawCerts[0])
 				if err != nil || cert == nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse certificate: " + err.Error())
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse certificate: %v", err)
 				}
 				authzCheck := false
 				switch stage.read() {