diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory_test.go b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
index 33056fa30..d10933a55 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory_test.go
@@ -131,13 +131,12 @@ func TestFactoryMethod(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			description: "empty mode raises error",
+			description: "empty mode returns modifier",
 			cfg: &config.Config{
 				NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig: config.RuntimeConfig{
 					Runtimes: []string{"runc"},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedError: true,
 		},
 	}