diff --git a/tests/test_urldetect.py b/tests/test_urldetect.py
index 766bbe1a3..4993d230c 100644
--- a/tests/test_urldetect.py
+++ b/tests/test_urldetect.py
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ def test_misc():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
         _test("empty")
-    assert "installable distribution" in str(e)
-    assert "mistyped" in str(e)
+    assert "installable distribution" in str(e.value)
+    assert "mistyped" in str(e.value)