diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 10979e4d315a..208188bc810a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ func TestGetExcludePatterns(t *testing.T) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if !inDefaultExc {
-			t.Fatalf("%s must appear inside DefaultExcludePatterns.", p.ID)
-		}
+		assert.True(t, inDefaultExc, fmt.Sprintf("%s must appear inside DefaultExcludePatterns.", p.ID))
 	}
 }