1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/api/ui_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/ui_spec.lua
index b028a50b02..2758da6a1f 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/ui_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/ui_spec.lua
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ local Screen = require('test.functional.ui.screen')
 local clear = helpers.clear
 local eq = helpers.eq
 local eval = helpers.eval
-local expect_err = helpers.expect_err
 local meths = helpers.meths
 local request = helpers.request
+local pcall_err = helpers.pcall_err
 
 describe('nvim_ui_attach()', function()
   before_each(function()
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ describe('nvim_ui_attach()', function()
     eq(999, eval('&columns'))
   end)
   it('invalid option returns error', function()
-    expect_err('No such UI option: foo',
-               meths.ui_attach, 80, 24, { foo={'foo'} })
+    eq('No such UI option: foo',
+      pcall_err(meths.ui_attach, 80, 24, { foo={'foo'} }))
   end)
   it('validates channel arg', function()
-    expect_err('UI not attached to channel: 1',
-               request, 'nvim_ui_try_resize', 40, 10)
-    expect_err('UI not attached to channel: 1',
-               request, 'nvim_ui_set_option', 'rgb', true)
-    expect_err('UI not attached to channel: 1',
-               request, 'nvim_ui_detach')
+    eq('UI not attached to channel: 1',
+      pcall_err(request, 'nvim_ui_try_resize', 40, 10))
+    eq('UI not attached to channel: 1',
+      pcall_err(request, 'nvim_ui_set_option', 'rgb', true))
+    eq('UI not attached to channel: 1',
+      pcall_err(request, 'nvim_ui_detach'))
 
     local screen = Screen.new()
     screen:attach({rgb=false})
-    expect_err('UI already attached to channel: 1',
-               request, 'nvim_ui_attach', 40, 10, { rgb=false })
+    eq('UI already attached to channel: 1',
+      pcall_err(request, 'nvim_ui_attach', 40, 10, { rgb=false }))
   end)
 end)