diff --git a/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js b/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
index df3a8ee0bc..1488644946 100644
--- a/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/endpoint/s3/ops/s3_put_bucket_lifecycle.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function put_bucket_lifecycle(req) {
         // Check for duplicate ID in the rules
         if (id_set.has(current_rule.id)) {
             dbg.error('Rule ID must be unique. Found same ID for more than one rule: ', current_rule.id);
-            throw new S3Error(S3Error.InvalidArgument);
+            throw new S3Error({ ...S3Error.InvalidArgument, message: 'Rule ID must be unique. Found same ID for more than one rule'});
         }
         id_set.add(current_rule.id);
 
diff --git a/src/test/lifecycle/common.js b/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
index b2addbea39..ea4c9d49df 100644
--- a/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
+++ b/src/test/lifecycle/common.js
@@ -548,8 +548,9 @@ exports.test_rule_duplicate_id = async function(Bucket, Key, s3) {
 
     try {
         await s3.putBucketLifecycleConfiguration(putLifecycleParams);
+        // if no error occurs, explicitly fail the test
+        assert.fail('Expected error for duplicate rule ID, but request was successful');
     } catch (error) {
         assert(error.code === 'InvalidArgument', 'Expected InvalidArgument: duplicate ID found in the rules');
-        console.log('Expected error received: each rule must have a unique ID, duplicate ID found');
     }
 };