diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
index a6ad5786..edf4e03e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type parseSnippetScenario struct {
 var parseSnippetScenarios = []parseSnippetScenario{
 	{
 		snippet:       ":",
-		expectedError: "yaml: did not find expected key",
+		expectedError: "yaml: while parsing a block mapping at <unknown position>: did not find expected key",
 	},
 	{
 		snippet: "",
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index 7efeb524..1995aa9b 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ var multiplyOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:   document,
 		expression: `.b * .c`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[b], (!!map)::{name: dog, <<: *cat}\n",
+			"D0, P[b], (!!map)::{name: dog, \"<<\": *cat}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{