diff --git a/pkg/authorization/rewrite/rewrite_test.go b/pkg/authorization/rewrite/rewrite_test.go
index 0526cabdb..ee23433d4 100644
--- a/pkg/authorization/rewrite/rewrite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/authorization/rewrite/rewrite_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package rewrite_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/brancz/kube-rbac-proxy/pkg/authorization/rewrite"
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestRewritingAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 					reason := "some error"
 
 					// shouldn't happen, but just in case
-					return authorizer.DecisionAllow, reason, fmt.Errorf(reason)
+					return authorizer.DecisionAllow, reason, errors.New(reason)
 				},
 			},
 			attrGen:  simpleAttributesGenerator,