diff --git a/test/hooks.on-modify.t b/test/hooks.on-modify.t
index 461ff21ab..7629b3c3f 100755
--- a/test/hooks.on-modify.t
+++ b/test/hooks.on-modify.t
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestHooksOnModify(TestCase):
 
         code, out, err = self.t(("add", "foo"))
         code, out, err = self.t.runError(("1", "modify", "+tag"))
-        self.assertIn("ERROR MISSING JSON", err)
+        self.assertIn("Hook Error: Expected 1 JSON task(s), found 0", err)
         self.t.hooks[hookname].assertTriggered()
         self.t.hooks[hookname].assertTriggeredCount(1)
         self.t.hooks[hookname].assertExitcode(0)
diff --git a/test/test_hooks/on-modify-misbehave2 b/test/test_hooks/on-modify-misbehave2
index 9c5998125..b61ded758 100644
--- a/test/test_hooks/on-modify-misbehave2
+++ b/test/test_hooks/on-modify-misbehave2
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ read modified_task
 # Output:
 # - JSON, modified or unmodified.
 # - Optional feedback/error.
+echo 'FEEDBACK'
 
 # Status:
 # - 0:     JSON accepted, non-JSON is feedback.