diff --git a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
index 6383f1b54cfd..3f8d5fa61110 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ let
           wait_for_unit("prometheus-bind-exporter.service")
           wait_for_open_port(9119)
           succeed(
-              "curl -sSf http://localhost:9119/metrics | grep 'bind_query_recursions_total 0'"
+              "curl -sSf http://localhost:9119/metrics | grep 'bind_up 1'"
           )
         '';
       };