diff --git a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/client_test.go b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/client_test.go
index 27fe91870933..2376098da95d 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/client_test.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/client_test.go
@@ -804,5 +804,5 @@ func (h *fakeHandler) OnDelete(resourceGroup string, obj client.Object) {
 }
 
 func (h *fakeHandler) OnGeneric(resourceGroup string, obj client.Object) {
-	h.events = append(h.events, fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s=%s, Synced", resourceGroup, obj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, obj.GetName()))
+	h.events = append(h.events, fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s=%s, Generic", resourceGroup, obj.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind, obj.GetName()))
 }
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/informer.go b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/informer.go
index 18fe4ddda93c..beba73571cc4 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/informer.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/informer.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (c *cache) informSync(resourceGroup string, obj client.Object) {
 		defer i.lock.RUnlock()
 
 		for _, h := range i.handlers {
-			h.OnGeneric(resourceGroup, obj)
+			h.OnUpdate(resourceGroup, obj, obj)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/sync_test.go b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/sync_test.go
index a3f3e7a4b2bf..e219af462821 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/sync_test.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime/cache/sync_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Test_cache_sync(t *testing.T) {
 		return false
 	}, 10*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond).Should(BeTrue(), "object should be synced")
 
-	g.Expect(h.Events()).To(ContainElement("foo, CloudMachine=baz, Synced"))
+	g.Expect(h.Events()).To(ContainElement("foo, CloudMachine=baz, Updated"))
 
 	cancel()
 }