diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/list/list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/run/list/list_test.go
index 96a9ab912..d33af7167 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/list/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/list/list_test.go
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr    bool
 		wantOut    string
 		wantErrOut string
+		wantErrMsg string
 		stubs      func(*httpmock.Registry)
 		isTTY      bool
 	}{
@@ -343,7 +344,8 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.JSONResponse(shared.RunsPayload{}),
 				)
 			},
-			wantErr: true,
+			wantErr:    true,
+			wantErrMsg: "no runs found",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "workflow selector",
@@ -384,7 +386,8 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.JSONResponse(shared.RunsPayload{}),
 				)
 			},
-			wantErr: true,
+			wantErr:    true,
+			wantErrMsg: "no runs found",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "actor filter applied",
@@ -400,7 +403,8 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.JSONResponse(shared.RunsPayload{}),
 				)
 			},
-			wantErr: true,
+			wantErr:    true,
+			wantErrMsg: "no runs found",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "status filter applied",
@@ -417,7 +421,8 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 					httpmock.JSONResponse(shared.RunsPayload{}),
 				)
 			},
-			wantErr: true,
+			wantErr:    true,
+			wantErrMsg: "no runs found",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -441,6 +446,7 @@ func TestListRun(t *testing.T) {
 			err := listRun(tt.opts)
 			if tt.wantErr {
 				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErrMsg, err.Error())
 			} else {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}