diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
index b8a9c39..25bf899 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_root_inner.sh
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ test_get_put_object_legal_hold_s3api_root() {
   echo "fdkljafajkfs" > "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file"
   run put_object_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$password"
   assert_failure
-  assert_output --partial "Object is WORM protected and cannot be overwritten"
+  assert_output --partial "object protected by object lock"
 
   run delete_object_with_user "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$password"
   assert_failure 1
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  assert_output --partial "Object is WORM protected and cannot be overwritten"
+  assert_output --partial "object protected by object lock"
 
   run put_object_legal_hold "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "OFF"
   assert_success
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ test_get_put_object_retention_s3api_root() {
   run put_object_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$secret_key"
   assert_failure
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  assert_output --partial "Object is WORM protected and cannot be overwritten"
+  assert_output --partial "object protected by object lock"
 
   run delete_object_with_user "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$username" "$secret_key"
   assert_failure
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  assert_output --partial "Object is WORM protected and cannot be overwritten"
+  assert_output --partial "object protected by object lock"
 }
 
 test_retention_bypass_s3api_root() {
diff --git a/tests/util/util_retention.sh b/tests/util/util_retention.sh
index 93cc3c9..708dfe8 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_retention.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_retention.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ check_for_and_remove_worm_protection() {
     return 2
   fi
 
-  if [[ $3 == *"WORM"* ]]; then
+  if [[ $3 == *"WORM"* ]] || [[ "$3" == *"object protected by object lock"* ]]; then
     log 5 "WORM protection found"
     if ! put_object_legal_hold "rest" "$1" "$2" "OFF"; then
       log 2 "error removing object legal hold"