diff --git a/pkg/storage/cassandra_dependencies_test.go b/pkg/storage/cassandra_dependencies_test.go
index 4fcdf7ae73..17d07dd816 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cassandra_dependencies_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cassandra_dependencies_test.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func TestCassandraDefaultPort(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, b[0].Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 1)
 	for _, e := range b[0].Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env {
 		if e.Name == "CQLSH_PORT" {
-			foundValue := e.Value
-			assert.Equal(t, "9042", foundValue, "unexpected CQLSH_PORT environment var value")
+			assert.Equal(t, "9042", e.Value, "unexpected CQLSH_PORT environment var value")
+			return
 		}
 	}
 	assert.Fail(t, "value for CQLSH_PORT environment var not found")