diff --git a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/consts_and_utils.py b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/consts_and_utils.py
index de669ac5ac4..e75b44630a8 100644
--- a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/consts_and_utils.py
+++ b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/consts_and_utils.py
@@ -128,12 +128,16 @@
 _VALID_PREFIX = "file_"
 
 
+def filter_invalid_prefixes(names: set[str]) -> set[str]:
+    return {name for name in names if name.startswith(_VALID_PREFIX)}
+
+
 def print_discrepencies(
     expected: set[str],
     retrieved: set[str],
 ) -> None:
     # Filter retrieved set to only include valid prefixed items
-    filtered_retrieved = {name for name in retrieved if name.startswith(_VALID_PREFIX)}
+    filtered_retrieved = filter_invalid_prefixes(retrieved)
     if expected != filtered_retrieved:
         print(expected)
         print(filtered_retrieved)
diff --git a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/test_slim_docs.py b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/test_slim_docs.py
index 312823e0ef6..ffe24d6ba02 100644
--- a/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/test_slim_docs.py
+++ b/backend/tests/daily/connectors/google_drive/test_slim_docs.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import ADMIN_FILE_IDS
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import ADMIN_FOLDER_3_FILE_IDS
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import file_name_template
+from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import filter_invalid_prefixes
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import FOLDER_1_1_FILE_IDS
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import FOLDER_1_2_FILE_IDS
 from tests.daily.connectors.google_drive.consts_and_utils import FOLDER_1_FILE_IDS
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ def assert_correct_access_for_user(
     all_accessible_ids = expected_access_ids + PUBLIC_RANGE
     expected_file_names = {file_name_template.format(i) for i in all_accessible_ids}
 
-    print_discrepencies(expected_file_names, retrieved_file_names)
+    filtered_retrieved_file_names = filter_invalid_prefixes(retrieved_file_names)
+    print_discrepencies(expected_file_names, filtered_retrieved_file_names)
 
     assert expected_file_names == retrieved_file_names
 
@@ -172,8 +174,9 @@ def test_all_permissions(
     }
 
     # Should get everything
-    print_discrepencies(expected_file_names, found_file_names)
-    assert expected_file_names == found_file_names
+    filtered_retrieved_file_names = filter_invalid_prefixes(found_file_names)
+    print_discrepencies(expected_file_names, filtered_retrieved_file_names)
+    assert expected_file_names == filtered_retrieved_file_names
 
     group_map = get_group_map(google_drive_connector)