diff --git a/x/symStaking/keeper/symbiotic_state_change.go b/x/symStaking/keeper/symbiotic_state_change.go
index cddd2c6c7..99255b704 100644
--- a/x/symStaking/keeper/symbiotic_state_change.go
+++ b/x/symStaking/keeper/symbiotic_state_change.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) SymbioticUpdateValidatorsPower(ctx context.Context) error {
 			break
 		}
 
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not currently canonical") {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "is not currently canonical") {
 			k.Logger.Warn("not canonical block hash", "hash", cachedBlockHash.BlockHash)
 			break
 		}