diff --git a/test/pkg/environment/common/setup.go b/test/pkg/environment/common/setup.go
index cf27a4e56..d1f063a6c 100644
--- a/test/pkg/environment/common/setup.go
+++ b/test/pkg/environment/common/setup.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func (env *Environment) ExpectCleanCluster() {
 		Expect(env.Client.List(env.Context, metaList, client.Limit(1))).To(Succeed())
 		if len(metaList.Items) > 0 {
 			for _, item := range metaList.Items { 
-				// onl allow system-surge and general-purpose node pools to exist for nap purposes 
-				Expect(item.GetName()).To(Or(Equal("system-surge"), Equal("general-purpose")), fmt.Sprintf("expected only system-surge and general-purpose %s to exist", gvk.Kind))
+				// onl allow system-surge and default node pools to exist for nap purposes 
+				Expect(item.GetName()).To(Or(Equal("system-surge"), Equal("default")), fmt.Sprintf("expected only system-surge and general-purpose %s to exist", gvk.Kind))
 			}
 		} else {
 		Expect(metaList.Items).To(HaveLen(0), fmt.Sprintf("expected no %s to exist", gvk.Kind))