diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
index daf0d1164..46fe4a400 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func renameRun(opts *RenameOptions) error {
 
 	err = runRename(apiClient, repo.RepoHost(), input)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("API called failed: %s, please check your parameters", err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("API called failed: %s, please check your parameters", err)
 	}
 
 	if opts.IO.IsStdoutTTY() {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename_test.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename_test.go
index 750ac1e3d..692c0d08a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename_test.go
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ func TestRenameRun(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "owner repo change name notty",
 			opts: RenameOptions{
-				oldRepoName: "NON_OWNER/REPO",
+				oldRepoName: "OWNER/REPO",
 				newRepoName: "NEW_REPO",
 			},
 			httpStubs: func(reg *httpmock.Registry) {
 				reg.Register(
-					httpmock.REST("PATCH", "repos/NON_OWNER/REPO"),
-					httpmock.StatusStringResponse(200, "{}"))
+					httpmock.REST("PATCH", "repos/OWNER/REPO"),
+					httpmock.StatusStringResponse(204, "{}"))
 			},
 			stdoutTTY: false,
 		},