diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go b/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
index 799147efc9..c8bfce6142 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl/portforward.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func runPortForward(ns, podName string, port int) *portForwardCommand {
 
 	listenPort, err := strconv.Atoi(match[2])
 	if err != nil {
-		framework.Failf("Error converting %s to an int: %v", match[1], err)
+		framework.Failf("Error converting %s to an int: %v", match[2], err)
 	}
 
 	return &portForwardCommand{