diff --git a/test/asynchronous/unified_format.py b/test/asynchronous/unified_format.py
index b10879733b..cc8f58477e 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/unified_format.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/unified_format.py
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ async def run_entity_operation(self, spec):
             raise
         else:
             if expect_error:
-                self.fail(f'Excepted error {expect_error} but "{opname}" succeeded: {result}')
+                self.fail(f'Expected error {expect_error} but "{opname}" succeeded: {result}')
 
         if expect_result:
             actual = coerce_result(opname, result)
diff --git a/test/unified_format.py b/test/unified_format.py
index 1d47f747d3..8945948e69 100644
--- a/test/unified_format.py
+++ b/test/unified_format.py
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ def run_entity_operation(self, spec):
             raise
         else:
             if expect_error:
-                self.fail(f'Excepted error {expect_error} but "{opname}" succeeded: {result}')
+                self.fail(f'Expected error {expect_error} but "{opname}" succeeded: {result}')
 
         if expect_result:
             actual = coerce_result(opname, result)