diff --git a/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/format/parser/SpreadsheetFormatParsersTest.java b/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/format/parser/SpreadsheetFormatParsersTest.java
index 04d8f25a9..42d45ba6f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/format/parser/SpreadsheetFormatParsersTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/format/parser/SpreadsheetFormatParsersTest.java
@@ -5259,7 +5259,7 @@ public void testNumberFormatDigitExponentLessThanEqualsDigitFails() {
         this.numberFormatParseThrows(
                 digit(),
                 exponent1(lessThanEquals()),
-                "Invalid character '<' at (4,1) expected NUMBER_NUMBER_NUMBER_TEXT | NUMBER_NUMBER_TEXT | NUMBER_TEXT | CONDITION_GENERAL_OR_NUMBER_COLO"
+                "Invalid character '<' at (4,1) expected NUMBER_NUMBER_NUMBER_TEXT | NUMBER_NUMBER_TEXT | NUMBER_TEXT | CONDITION_GENERAL_OR_NUMBER_COLOR"
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/parser/SpreadsheetParsersTest.java b/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/parser/SpreadsheetParsersTest.java
index 16bccde55..d1477e96a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/parser/SpreadsheetParsersTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/walkingkooka/spreadsheet/parser/SpreadsheetParsersTest.java
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ private void errorParserParseAndCheck(final String from,
     public void testValueOrExpressionParserParseStarFails() {
         this.valueOrExpressionParserParseFails(
                 "1+*",
-                "Invalid character '*' at (3,1)"
+                "Invalid character '*' at (3,1) expected BINARY_SUB_EXPRESSION"
         );
     }
 
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ private void valueOrExpressionParserParseNestedGroupAddition() {
     public void testValueOrExpressionParserParseInvalidTokenFails() {
         this.valueOrExpressionParserParseFails(
                 "!",
-                this.reporterMessage('!', 1, 1)
+                "Invalid character '!' at (1,1) expected EXPRESSION_OPT"
         );
     }
 
@@ -3071,7 +3071,7 @@ public void testValueOrExpressionParserParseInvalidTokenFails() {
     public void testValueOrExpressionParserParseInvalidTokenFails2() {
         this.valueOrExpressionParserParseFails(
                 "  !",
-                this.reporterMessage('!', 3, 1)
+                "Invalid character '!' at (3,1) expected EXPRESSION_OPT"
         );
     }
 
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ public void testValueOrExpressionParserParseInvalidBinaryTokenRightFailsDouble()
     private void valueOrExpressionParserParseFails() {
         this.valueOrExpressionParserParseFails(
                 "1+!",
-                this.reporterMessage('!', 3, 1)
+                "Invalid character '!' at (3,1) expected BINARY_SUB_EXPRESSION"
         );
     }
 
@@ -3096,16 +3096,10 @@ private void valueOrExpressionParserParseFails() {
     public void testParseInvalidGroupTokenFails() {
         this.valueOrExpressionParserParseFails(
                 "( !",
-                this.reporterMessage('!', 3, 1)
+                "Invalid character '!' at (3,1) expected EXPRESSION_OPT"
         );
     }
 
-    private String reporterMessage(final char c,
-                                   final int column,
-                                   final int row) {
-        return "Invalid character " + CharSequences.quoteIfChars(c) + " at (" + column + "," + row + ")";
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testParseAdditionBigDecimal() {
         this.testParseAddition();