diff --git a/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/kerberos/test_single_hive_kerberos.groovy b/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/kerberos/test_single_hive_kerberos.groovy
index 7a0864923f51cb..dfe5532fefdb44 100644
--- a/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/kerberos/test_single_hive_kerberos.groovy
+++ b/regression-test/suites/external_table_p0/kerberos/test_single_hive_kerberos.groovy
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ suite("test_single_hive_kerberos", "p0,external,kerberos,external_docker,externa
                 "hadoop.security.authentication" = "kerberos",
                 "hadoop.kerberos.principal"="presto-server/presto-master.docker.cluster@LABS.TERADATA.COM",
                 "hadoop.kerberos.keytab" = "/keytabs/presto-server.keytab",
+                "hadoop.security.auth_to_local" = "RULE:[2:\$1@\$0](.*@LABS.TERADATA.COM)s/@.*//
+                                   RULE:[2:\$1@\$0](.*@OTHERLABS.TERADATA.COM)s/@.*//
+                                   RULE:[2:\$1@\$0](.*@OTHERREALM.COM)s/@.*//
+                                   DEFAULT",
                 "hive.metastore.sasl.enabled " = "true",
                 "hive.metastore.kerberos.principal" = "hive/_HOST@LABS.TERADATA.COM"
             );
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ suite("test_single_hive_kerberos", "p0,external,kerberos,external_docker,externa
             logger.info(e.toString())
             // caused by a warning msg if enable sasl on hive but "hive.metastore.sasl.enabled" is not true:
             // "set_ugi() not successful, Likely cause: new client talking to old server. Continuing without it."
-            assertTrue(e.toString().contains("org.apache.thrift.transport.TTransportException: null"))
+            assertTrue(e.toString().contains("thrift.transport.TTransportException"))
         }
 
         try {