diff --git a/tests/riotboot/tests/01-run.py b/tests/riotboot/tests/01-run.py
index 07ececb93f0320eb88f75b274ecd2712efea8095..35c5b5d04da6b00448b9d858bde16008592a614c 100755
--- a/tests/riotboot/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/riotboot/tests/01-run.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    # Ask for current slot, should be 0 (riotboot slot)
+    # Ask for current slot, should be 0 or 1
     child.sendline("curslotnr")
-    child.expect_exact("Current slot=0")
+    child.expect("Current slot=[0-1]")
     child.expect('>')
 
     # Ask for current slot header info and checks for basic output integrity