diff --git a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
index cfcf0733..d3ddeb9a 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ def test_executor_dependency_plot(self):
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 5)
             self.assertEqual(len(edges), 4)
 
+    def test_create_executor_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            create_executor(backend="toast", resource_dict={"cores": 1})
+
     def test_dependency_steps(self):
         cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
         fs1 = Future()
diff --git a/tests/test_shared_input_check.py b/tests/test_shared_input_check.py
index b1b18b60..7ba84f71 100644
--- a/tests/test_shared_input_check.py
+++ b/tests/test_shared_input_check.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_check_pmi(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             check_pmi(backend="test", pmi="test")
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            check_pmi(backend="flux", pmi="test")
+            check_pmi(backend="flux_allocation", pmi="test")
 
     def test_check_nested_flux_executor(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):