diff --git a/test/driver.js b/test/driver.js
index be013a770173826b7075030865f78259d9e0cbee..c61d4c1f36720e2c92dbc79ab60a3b0c22ba7210 100644
--- a/test/driver.js
+++ b/test/driver.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function runTests(callback) {
       }
     }
     if (!threw) {
-      if (expFail) callback("fail", test.name, message || "expected failure, but succeeded");
+      if (expFail) callback("fail", test.name, message || "expected failure, but passed");
       else callback("ok", test.name, message);
     }
     if (!quit) { // Run next test