diff --git a/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/README.md b/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/README.md
index 5b98c498dba..d97819d1139 100644
--- a/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/README.md
+++ b/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This custom bootloader will clear the monitor and show all the bootable partitio
 Please select a partition to boot.
 
 FOUND 3 BOOT PARTITIONS:
-     default
+     main
      hello_world
      console
 ```
@@ -66,4 +66,3 @@ Below is a short explanation of the files in the project folder.
 As stated in the `README.md` file in the upper level, when the bootloader components are named `main`, it overrides the whole second stage bootloader code.
 
 Please note that this example also relies on the `hello_world` and `console` examples, before building, make sure these two examples have a clean environment and a valid `sdkconfig`.
-
diff --git a/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/pytest_custom_bootloader_multiboot.py b/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/pytest_custom_bootloader_multiboot.py
index 35f013612f9..8401e5ddb23 100644
--- a/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/pytest_custom_bootloader_multiboot.py
+++ b/examples/custom_bootloader/bootloader_multiboot/pytest_custom_bootloader_multiboot.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded import Dut
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf.utils import idf_parametrize
 @pytest.mark.generic
 @idf_parametrize('target', ['esp32c3', 'esp32s3'], indirect=['target'])
 def test_custom_bootloader_multiboot_example(app: IdfApp, dut: Dut) -> None:
-    # Expect to see all three partitions in the list
-    dut.expect_exact('default')
+    # Wait for the bootloader menu before matching entry names so flashing logs do not
+    # satisfy the expectations prematurely.
+    dut.expect_exact('Please select a partition to boot.')
+    dut.expect_exact('FOUND 3 BOOT PARTITIONS:')
+    dut.expect_exact('main')
     dut.expect_exact('hello_world')
     dut.expect_exact('console')
     # Send "down arrow" signal to select the second image, which should be `hello_world`