diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/rsc-basic/rsc-basic.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/rsc-basic/rsc-basic.test.ts
index 646e369385dd2..2f440006cdf30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/rsc-basic/rsc-basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/rsc-basic/rsc-basic.test.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ describe('app dir - rsc basics', () => {
 
   // TODO: (PPR) remove once PPR is stable
   const bundledReactVersionPattern =
-    process.env.__NEXT_EXPERIMENTAL_PPR === 'true' ? '-experimental-' : '-rc-'
+    process.env.__NEXT_EXPERIMENTAL_PPR === 'true'
+      ? '-experimental-'
+      : '-canary-'
 
   it('should not use bundled react for pages with app', async () => {
     const ssrPaths = ['/pages-react', '/edge-pages-react']
diff --git a/test/production/custom-server/custom-server.test.ts b/test/production/custom-server/custom-server.test.ts
index 5391c585de0e2..0d723ac42fbd8 100644
--- a/test/production/custom-server/custom-server.test.ts
+++ b/test/production/custom-server/custom-server.test.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ describe('custom server', () => {
   })
 
   describe('with app dir', () => {
-    it('should render app with react rc', async () => {
+    it('should render app with react canary', async () => {
       const $ = await next.render$(`/1`)
-      expect($('body').text()).toMatch(/app: .+-rc/)
+      expect($('body').text()).toMatch(/app: .+-canary/)
     })
 
     it('should render pages with installed react', async () => {