diff --git a/internal/config/env_monitor_test.go b/internal/config/env_monitor_test.go
index 3d5ea281..e1d6ac58 100644
--- a/internal/config/env_monitor_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/env_monitor_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestReadAndAppendUptimeKumaURL(t *testing.T) {
 			true,
 			func(m *mocks.MockPP) {
 				m.EXPECT().Warningf(pp.EmojiUserError,
-					`The Uptime Kuma URL (redacted) contains an unexpected query %s=... and it will not be used`,
+					`The Uptime Kuma URL (redacted) contains an unexpected query %s=... and it will be ignored`,
 					"hello")
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/monitor/uptimekuma_test.go b/internal/monitor/uptimekuma_test.go
index e813d6e9..fde3b1b0 100644
--- a/internal/monitor/uptimekuma_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitor/uptimekuma_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestNewUptimeKuma(t *testing.T) {
 		"unexpected": {
 			"https://user:pass@host/path?random=", true,
 			func(m *mocks.MockPP) {
-				m.EXPECT().Warningf(pp.EmojiUserError, "The Uptime Kuma URL (redacted) contains an unexpected query %s=... and it will not be used", "random") //nolint:lll
+				m.EXPECT().Warningf(pp.EmojiUserError, "The Uptime Kuma URL (redacted) contains an unexpected query %s=... and it will be ignored", "random") //nolint:lll
 			},
 		},
 		"ill-formed-query": {