diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test3.9 b/testsuite/expect/test3.9
index ecaa205b23e81ad86d62ad1965aadaeab212a0f7..459853547c5c5ea1cfcfe97111ae3da767f07368 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test3.9
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test3.9
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ set timeout $max_job_delay
 set matches 0
 spawn $srun -N1 $scontrol show slurmd
 expect {
-	-re "Active Steps *= ($number|NONE)" {
+	-re "Active Steps *= $number" {
 		incr matches
 		exp_continue
 	}