diff --git a/nomad/core_sched.go b/nomad/core_sched.go
index 85659118ae1c..1ac135d0aaea 100644
--- a/nomad/core_sched.go
+++ b/nomad/core_sched.go
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) csiPluginGC(eval *structs.Evaluation) error {
 			}}
 		err := c.srv.RPC("CSIPlugin.Delete", req, &structs.CSIPluginDeleteResponse{})
 		if err != nil {
-			if err.Error() == "plugin in use" {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "plugin in use") {
 				continue
 			}
 			c.logger.Error("failed to GC plugin", "plugin_id", plugin.ID, "error", err)