diff --git a/tests/test_meta_entity.py b/tests/test_meta_entity.py
index c0902d29bf5f0919ac300aae33ce982bd7181198..3a0c6c12f4f7705ca2e36c48cfe09e548a6b6a98 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_entity.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_entity.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_invalid_values_on_postings(hook, src_value):
     ])
     errors = list(hook.run(txn))
     assert len(errors) == 1
-    assert errors[0].message == "Expenses:General entity malformed: {}".format(src_value)
+    assert errors[0].message == "Expenses:General has invalid entity: {}".format(src_value)
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', VALID_VALUES)
 def test_valid_values_on_transactions(hook, src_value):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_invalid_values_on_transactions(hook, src_value):
     ])
     errors = list(hook.run(txn))
     assert 1 <= len(errors) <= 2
-    assert all(error.message == "transaction entity malformed: {}".format(src_value)
+    assert all(error.message == "transaction has invalid entity: {}".format(src_value)
                for error in hook.run(txn))
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('account,required', [