diff --git a/test/dev/basic.dev.test.js b/test/dev/basic.dev.test.js
index 18d89ccaf453..dc34e58b4074 100644
--- a/test/dev/basic.dev.test.js
+++ b/test/dev/basic.dev.test.js
@@ -155,9 +155,8 @@ describe('basic dev', () => {
   })
 
   test('/error should return error stack trace (Youch)', async () => {
-    await expect(nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/error'))).rejects.toMatchObject({
-      response: { statusCode: 500 }
-    })
+    await expect(nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/error')))
+      .rejects.toThrow('Resource was not loaded. Status: 500')
   })
 
   test('/error should return json format error (Youch)', async () => {
diff --git a/test/dev/error.test.js b/test/dev/error.test.js
index 4ee3d486cd95..9c8fa3c8c256 100644
--- a/test/dev/error.test.js
+++ b/test/dev/error.test.js
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ describe('error', () => {
   })
 
   test('/ with renderAndGetWindow()', async () => {
-    await expect(nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/error'))).rejects.toMatchObject({
-      statusCode: 500
-    })
+    await expect(nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/error')))
+      .rejects.toThrow('Resource was not loaded. Status: 500')
   })
 
   test('Error: resolvePath()', () => {