diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/export/tests/test_export.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/export/tests/test_export.py
index cde404ca80..094f6c2cb8 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/export/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/export/tests/test_export.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_basic_export_subsets_imviz(self, imviz_helper):
 
         # test that invalid file extension raises an error
         with pytest.raises(ValueError,
-                           match=re.escape("x not one of ['fits', 'reg', 'ecsv'], reverting selection to reg")):  # noqa
+                           match=re.escape("'x' not one of ['fits', 'reg', 'ecsv'], reverting selection to reg")):  # noqa
             export_plugin.subset_format.selected = 'x'
 
     def test_not_implemented(self, cubeviz_helper, spectral_cube_wcs):
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def test_basic_export_subsets_cubeviz(self, cubeviz_helper, spectral_cube_wcs):
 
         # test that invalid file extension raises an error
         with pytest.raises(ValueError,
-                           match=re.escape("x not one of ['fits', 'reg', 'ecsv'], reverting selection to reg")):  # noqa
+                           match=re.escape("'x' not one of ['fits', 'reg', 'ecsv'], reverting selection to reg")):  # noqa
             export_plugin.subset_format.selected = 'x'
 
         # Test that selecting disabled option raises an error
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
index 0f8a4c563b..bfc1b3b540 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
@@ -224,5 +224,5 @@ def test_import_spectral_regions_file(cubeviz_helper, spectrum1d_cube, tmp_path)
 
     assert cubeviz_helper.app.session.edit_subset_mode.mode == OrMode
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='test not one of'):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='\'test\' not one of'):
         plg.combination_mode.selected = 'test'