diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
index b3833e49c..8574eff06 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ tests_JournalReader = tests "JournalReader" [
 
   ,test "defaultcommoditydirectivep" $ do
       assertParse defaultcommoditydirectivep "D $1,000.0\n"
-      assertParseError defaultcommoditydirectivep "D $1000\n" "please include a decimal separator"
+      assertParseError defaultcommoditydirectivep "D $1000\n" "Please include a decimal point or decimal comma"
 
   ,tests "defaultyeardirectivep" [
       test "1000" $ assertParse defaultyeardirectivep "Y 1000" -- XXX no \n like the others
diff --git a/tests/journal/amounts-and-commodities.test b/tests/journal/amounts-and-commodities.test
index 1ae275d05..6a0a67905 100644
--- a/tests/journal/amounts-and-commodities.test
+++ b/tests/journal/amounts-and-commodities.test
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $ hledger -f- bal -V -N
 
 # TODO #749
 
-# 9. Here the amount is parsed as 1. I think (hope) no country uses space 
+# 8. Here the amount is parsed as 1. I think (hope) no country uses space 
 # for decimal point, so we should parse this as 1000.
 <
 2018-01-01
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ $ hledger -f- bal -V -N
 
 $ hledger -f- reg amt:1
 
-# 10. This commodity directive should complain about a missing decimal separator,
+# 9. This commodity directive should complain about a missing decimal separator,
 # which we now require.
 <
 commodity 1 000  USD
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ commodity 1 000  USD
   (a)   USD1 000
 
 $ hledger -f- bal
->2 /decimal separator/
+>2 /decimal point or decimal comma/
 >=1
 
-# 11. After a space-grouped amount, a posting comment should parse.
+# 10. After a space-grouped amount, a posting comment should parse.
 <
 2018-01-01
   (a)   USD 1 000  ;comment
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $ hledger -f- bal
 $ hledger -f- print
 > //    # any stdout, no stderr, 0 exit code
 
-# 12. After a space-grouped amount, trailing whitespace should parse.
+# 11. After a space-grouped amount, trailing whitespace should parse.
 <
 2018-01-01
   (a)   USD 1 000 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ $ hledger -f- print
 $ hledger -f- print
 > //    # any stdout, no stderr, 0 exit code
 
-# 13. Example of surprising decimal mark parsing behaviour.
+# 12. Example of surprising decimal mark parsing behaviour.
 # Without a commodity declaration, these amounts are parsed as 10 and 10000.
 # <
 # 2000/1/1
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ $ hledger -f- print
 # could not balance this transaction (real postings are off by $9,990,000)
 # 2000-01-01
 #     a        $-10,000
-#     b     $10,000,000
\ No newline at end of file
+#     b     $10,000,000
diff --git a/tests/journal/numbers.test b/tests/journal/numbers.test
index 0b51a9ec0..4597f347c 100644
--- a/tests/journal/numbers.test
+++ b/tests/journal/numbers.test
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ commodity €1,000.00
 hledger bal -f -
 <<<
 commodity 1000 EUR
->>>2 /please include a decimal separator/
+>>>2 /Please include a decimal point or decimal comma/
 >>>=1
 
 # 12. Commodity directive with zero precision