diff --git a/test/e2e/helm_test.go b/test/e2e/helm_test.go
index dad7d7884..6afce99fd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/helm_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Create a proper set of manifests when using helm charts", func
 			"deploymentOverride.infrastructure.deployment.containers[0].imageUrl": "test.org/cluster-api-vsphere/cluster-api-vsphere-controller:v1.10.0",
 		})
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(manifest).ToNot(BeEmpty())
+		Expect(manifests).ToNot(BeEmpty())
 		expectedManifests, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(customManifestsFolder, "only-infra-and-addon-override.yaml"))
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(manifests).To(MatchYAML(string(expectedManifests)))