diff --git a/tests/constructors/t5965_1.nim b/tests/constructors/t5965_1.nim
index b4f496941f..374b7aa0d7 100644
--- a/tests/constructors/t5965_1.nim
+++ b/tests/constructors/t5965_1.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+discard """
+  errormsg: "When mixing named fields and unnamed fields, every field needs to be initialized in order"
+  file: "t5965_1.nim"
+  line: 10
+"""
+
 type Foo = object
   a, b, c: int
 
diff --git a/tests/constructors/t5965_2.nim b/tests/constructors/t5965_2.nim
index e04f1b7157..6627cfeafb 100644
--- a/tests/constructors/t5965_2.nim
+++ b/tests/constructors/t5965_2.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  errormsg: "incorrect object construction syntax"
+  errormsg: "The object construction is given more fields than required"
   file: "t5965_2.nim"
   line: 10
 """