diff --git a/tests/clearmsg/ta.nim b/tests/clearmsg/ta.nim
index b21522d127..38449c319e 100644
--- a/tests/clearmsg/ta.nim
+++ b/tests/clearmsg/ta.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  errormsg: 'type mismatch: got (mc.typ)'
+  errormsg: "type mismatch: got (mc.typ)"
   line: 12
 """