diff --git a/tests/csv.test b/tests/csv.test
index 61092157e..208364deb 100644
--- a/tests/csv.test
+++ b/tests/csv.test
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ hledger: user error (input.rules:6:3:
 6 |   myaccount2 acct
   |   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 unexpected "myaccount2 a"
-expecting end of input, field assignment, or newline
+expecting conditional block
 )
 >=1