diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocator.java
index ff29206cc30..3caabb6f0d4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocator.java
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ private AuthConfig runCredentialProvider(String hostName, String helperOrStoreNa
                 final String responseErrorMsg = data.getStdout();
 
                 if (!StringUtils.isBlank(responseErrorMsg)) {
-                    String credentialsNotFoundMsg = getGenericCredentialsNotFoundMsg(credentialProgramName);
+                    String credentialsNotFoundMsg = getGenericCredentialsNotFoundMsg(
+                        responseErrorMsg,
+                        credentialProgramName
+                    );
                     if (credentialsNotFoundMsg != null && credentialsNotFoundMsg.equals(responseErrorMsg)) {
                         log.info(
                             "Credential helper/store ({}) does not have credentials for {}",
@@ -346,48 +349,13 @@ private String effectiveRegistryName(DockerImageName dockerImageName) {
         );
     }
 
-    private String getGenericCredentialsNotFoundMsg(String credentialHelperName) {
+    private String getGenericCredentialsNotFoundMsg(String credentialsNotFoundMsg, String credentialHelperName) {
         if (!CREDENTIALS_HELPERS_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE_CACHE.containsKey(credentialHelperName)) {
-            String credentialsNotFoundMsg = discoverCredentialsHelperNotFoundMessage(credentialHelperName);
-            if (!StringUtils.isBlank(credentialsNotFoundMsg)) {
-                CREDENTIALS_HELPERS_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE_CACHE.put(credentialHelperName, credentialsNotFoundMsg);
-            }
+            CREDENTIALS_HELPERS_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE_CACHE.put(credentialHelperName, credentialsNotFoundMsg);
         }
-
         return CREDENTIALS_HELPERS_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE_CACHE.get(credentialHelperName);
     }
 
-    private String discoverCredentialsHelperNotFoundMessage(String credentialHelperName) {
-        // will do fake call to given credential helper to find out with which message
-        // it response when there are no credentials for given hostName
-
-        // hostName should be valid, but most probably not existing
-        // IF its not enough, then should probably run 'list' command first to be sure...
-        final String notExistentFakeHostName = "https://not.a.real.registry/url";
-
-        String credentialsNotFoundMsg = null;
-        try {
-            CredentialOutput data = runCredentialProgram(notExistentFakeHostName, credentialHelperName);
-
-            if (data.getStdout() != null && !data.getStdout().isEmpty()) {
-                credentialsNotFoundMsg = data.getStdout();
-
-                log.debug(
-                    "Got credentials not found error message from docker credential helper - {}",
-                    credentialsNotFoundMsg
-                );
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.warn(
-                "Failure running docker credential helper ({}) with fake call, expected 'credentials not found' response. Exception message: {}",
-                credentialHelperName,
-                e.getMessage()
-            );
-        }
-
-        return credentialsNotFoundMsg;
-    }
-
     private CredentialOutput runCredentialProgram(String hostName, String credentialHelperName)
         throws InterruptedException, TimeoutException, IOException {
         String[] command = SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocatorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocatorTest.java
index 2e6f87d08b7..ed986b05015 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocatorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RegistryAuthLocatorTest.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public void lookupAuthConfigWithCredentialsNotFound() throws URISyntaxException,
 
         assertThat(discoveredMessage)
             .as("Not correct message discovered")
-            .isEqualTo("Fake credentials not found on credentials store 'https://not.a.real.registry/url'");
+            .isEqualTo("Fake credentials not found on credentials store 'registry2.example.com'");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/docker-credential-fake b/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/docker-credential-fake
index b1d5ffb50d4..3eb54b35a7e 100755
--- a/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/docker-credential-fake
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/docker-credential-fake
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ if [ "$inputLine" = "registry2.example.com" ]; then
     echo Fake credentials not found on credentials store \'$inputLine\' 0>&2
     exit 1
 fi
-if [ "$inputLine" = "https://not.a.real.registry/url" ]; then
-    echo Fake credentials not found on credentials store \'$inputLine\' 0>&2
-    exit 1
-fi
 
 if [ "$inputLine" = "registry.example.com" ]; then
     echo '{' \
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/win/docker-credential-fake.bat b/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/win/docker-credential-fake.bat
index 989332cce65..afb4c66f1c6 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/win/docker-credential-fake.bat
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/auth-config/win/docker-credential-fake.bat
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ if "%inputLine%" == "registry2.example.com" (
      echo Fake credentials not found on credentials store '%inputLine%' 0>&2
      exit 1
 )
-if "%inputLine%" == "https://not.a.real.registry/url" (
-     echo Fake credentials not found on credentials store '%inputLine%' 0>&2
-     exit 1
-)
 
 if "%inputLine%" == "registry.example.com" (
      echo {