diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-scales.R b/tests/testthat/test-scales.R
index 9752a20..9de17cc 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-scales.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-scales.R
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ test_that('scale_colour_ghibli_d takes name args',{
 })
 
 test_that('scale_colour_ghibli_d fails as expected',{
-  expect_error(base_color_plot + scale_colour_ghibli_d())
-
-  expect_error(base_color_plot + scale_colour_ghibli_d(name = 'PonyoMedium', direction = 2))
+  throws_error(base_color_plot + scale_colour_ghibli_d(name = 'PonyoMedium', direction = 2))
 })
 
 
@@ -59,7 +57,5 @@ test_that('scale_fill_ghibli_d takes palette args',{
 })
 
 test_that('scale_fill_ghibli_d fails as expected',{
-  expect_error(base_fill_plot + scale_fill_ghibli_d())
-
-  expect_error(base_fill_plot + scale_fill_ghibli_d(name = 'PonyoMedium', direction = 2))
+  throws_error(base_fill_plot + scale_fill_ghibli_d(name = 'PonyoMedium', direction = 2))
 })