diff --git a/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/group-by.json b/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/group-by.json
index 2a40fd694d99..d5712073a008 100644
--- a/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/group-by.json
+++ b/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/group-by.json
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
       ],
       "expectedException": {
         "type": "io.confluent.ksql.parser.exception.ParseFailedException",
-        "message": "mismatched input 'AND' expecting ';'"
+        "message": "mismatched input 'AND' expecting {';'"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/partition-by.json b/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/partition-by.json
index 22c322e530eb..32d284413fea 100644
--- a/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/partition-by.json
+++ b/ksqldb-functional-tests/src/test/resources/query-validation-tests/partition-by.json
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
       ],
       "expectedException": {
         "type": "io.confluent.ksql.parser.exception.ParseFailedException",
-        "message": "mismatched input 'AND' expecting ';'"
+        "message": "mismatched input 'AND' expecting {';'"
       }
     },
     {