diff --git a/test/acceptance/multilayer_server.js b/test/acceptance/multilayer_server.js
index d4ba9664..ba30d029 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/multilayer_server.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/multilayer_server.js
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ describe('tests from old api translated to multilayer', function() {
                 },
                 function(res) {
                     var parsed = JSON.parse(res.body);
-                    assert.deepEqual(parsed.errors, [ 'Unexpected token W in JSON at position 0' ]);
+                    assert.ok(parsed.errors);
+                    assert.equal(parsed.errors.length, 1);
+                    assert.ok(parsed.errors[0].match(/^Unexpected token W/));
 
                     done();
                 }
diff --git a/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js b/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
index 80a618c3..f0464699 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/ported/multilayer_error_cases.js
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ describe('multilayer error cases', function() {
             },
             function(res) {
                 var parsedBody = JSON.parse(res.body);
-                assert.deepEqual(parsedBody, { errors: ['SyntaxError: Unexpected token { in JSON at position 1'] });
+                assert.ok(parsedBody.errors);
+                assert.equal(parsedBody.errors.length, 1);
+                assert.ok(parsedBody.errors[0].match(/^SyntaxError: Unexpected token {/));
                 done();
             }
         );