diff --git a/test/unit/connection/error-tests.js b/test/unit/connection/error-tests.js
index 5bf9dc6e..bccffac4 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/error-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/error-tests.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ var Connection = require(__dirname + '/../../../lib/connection');
 var con = new Connection({stream: new MemoryStream()});
 test("connection emits stream errors", function() {
   assert.emits(con, 'error', function(err) {
-    assert.equal(err, "OMG!");
+    assert.equal(err.message, "OMG!");
   });
   con.connect();
-  con.stream.emit('error', "OMG!");
+  con.stream.emit('error', new Error("OMG!"));
 });