diff --git a/src/yunohost/tests/test_app_config.py b/src/yunohost/tests/test_app_config.py
index 3767e9e52..d705076c4 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/tests/test_app_config.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/tests/test_app_config.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_app_config_get_nonexistentstuff(config_app):
         app_config_get(config_app, "main.components.nonexistent")
 
     app_setting(config_app, "boolean", delete=True)
-    with pytest.raises(YunohostValidationError):
+    with pytest.raises(YunohostError):
         app_config_get(config_app, "main.components.boolean")