diff --git a/devtools/cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cli/CliTest.java b/devtools/cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cli/CliTest.java
index a8d2e2e644b9c..33a0872b1a995 100644
--- a/devtools/cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cli/CliTest.java
+++ b/devtools/cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/cli/CliTest.java
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ public void testCreateWithAppConfig() throws Exception {
         List<String> configs = Arrays.asList("custom.app.config1=val1",
                 "custom.app.config2=val2", "lib.config=val3");
 
-        execute("create --app-config=", StringUtils.join(configs, ","));
+        execute("create", "--app-config=" + StringUtils.join(configs, ","));
 
-        Assertions.assertEquals(0, exitCode);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(screen.contains("Project my-rest-project created"));
+        Assertions.assertEquals(CommandLine.ExitCode.OK, exitCode);
+        Assertions.assertTrue(screen.contains("Project my-project-with-configs created"));
 
         Assertions.assertTrue(project.resolve("src/main/resources/application.properties").toFile().exists());
         String propertiesFile = readString(project.resolve("src/main/resources/application.properties"));