diff --git a/pytorch3d/io/off_io.py b/pytorch3d/io/off_io.py
index 78b4390d..42181610 100644
--- a/pytorch3d/io/off_io.py
+++ b/pytorch3d/io/off_io.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def _read_faces_lump(
             )
             data = np.loadtxt(file, dtype=np.float32, ndmin=2, max_rows=n_faces)
     except ValueError as e:
-        if n_faces > 1 and "Wrong number of columns" in e.args[0]:
+        if n_faces > 1 and "number of columns" in e.args[0]:
             file.seek(old_offset)
             return None
         raise ValueError("Not enough face data.") from None
diff --git a/tests/test_io_off.py b/tests/test_io_off.py
index 6a5dc669..c92f65de 100644
--- a/tests/test_io_off.py
+++ b/tests/test_io_off.py
@@ -286,15 +286,15 @@ class TestMeshOffIO(TestCaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
 
         lines2 = lines.copy()
         lines2[0] = "6 2 0"
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Wrong number of columns at line 5"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "number of columns"):
             load(lines2)
 
         lines2[0] = "5 1 0"
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Wrong number of columns at line 5"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "number of columns"):
             load(lines2)
 
         lines2[0] = "16 2 0"
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Wrong number of columns at line 5"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "number of columns"):
             load(lines2)
 
         lines2[0] = "3 3 0"
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class TestMeshOffIO(TestCaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
 
         lines2 = lines.copy()
         lines2[2] = "7.3 4.2 8.3 932"
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Wrong number of columns at line 2"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "number of columns"):
             load(lines2)
 
         lines2[1] = "7.3 4.2 8.3 932"