diff --git a/tests/bootstrap_test.sh b/tests/bootstrap_test.sh
index f3bad7378..fda5ca086 100755
--- a/tests/bootstrap_test.sh
+++ b/tests/bootstrap_test.sh
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ function test_bp2build_fails_fast {
   setup
 
   mkdir -p "a/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME}"
-  touch a/a.txt
   cat > a/Android.bp <<EOF
 filegroup {
   name: "a",
@@ -813,7 +812,6 @@ filegroup {
 EOF
 
   mkdir -p "b/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME}"
-  touch b/b.txt
   cat > b/Android.bp <<EOF
 filegroup {
   name: "b",
@@ -826,8 +824,8 @@ EOF
     fail "Build should have failed"
   fi
 
-  grep -q "a/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME}' exist" "$MOCK_TOP/errors" || fail "Error for a/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME} not found"
-  grep -q -v "b/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME}' exist" "$MOCK_TOP/errors" || fail "Error for b/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME} found but not expected"
+  # we should expect at least one error
+  grep -q -E "(a|b)/${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME}' exist" "$MOCK_TOP/errors" || fail "Error for ${GENERATED_BUILD_FILE_NAME} not found"
 }
 
 function test_bp2build_back_and_forth_null_build {