diff --git a/src/lib/test/test-helper.hpp b/src/lib/test/test-helper.hpp
index 115a44919..20f2b0891 100644
--- a/src/lib/test/test-helper.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/test/test-helper.hpp
@@ -341,16 +341,24 @@ operator""_expect (const char* lit, size_t siz)
  * an assertion failure. In case of an exception, the #lumiera_error
  * state is checked, cleared and verified.
  */
-#define VERIFY_ERROR(ERROR_ID, ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT)          \
-          try                                                 \
-            {                                                  \
-              ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT ;                             \
-              NOTREACHED("expected '%s' failure in: %s",         \
-                          #ERROR_ID, #ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT);       \
-            }                                                      \
-          catch (...)                                               \
-            {                                                        \
-              CHECK (lumiera_error_expect (LUMIERA_ERROR_##ERROR_ID));\
+#define VERIFY_ERROR(ERROR_ID, ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT)               \
+          try                                                      \
+            {                                                       \
+              ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT ;                                  \
+              NOTREACHED("expected '%s' failure in: %s",              \
+                          #ERROR_ID, #ERRONEOUS_STATEMENT);            \
+            }                                                           \
+          catch (lumiera::Error& ex)                                     \
+            {                                                             \
+              CHECK (ex.getID()                                            \
+                     == lib::test::ExpectString{LUMIERA_ERROR_##ERROR_ID} );\
+              lumiera_error();                                               \
+            }                                                                 \
+          catch (...)                                                          \
+            {                                                                   \
+              CHECK (lumiera_error_peek()                                        \
+                     == lib::test::ExpectString{LUMIERA_ERROR_##ERROR_ID} );      \
+              lumiera_error();                                                     \
             }