diff --git a/t/multi_create/standard.t b/t/multi_create/standard.t
index 5a02947..6c1efd8 100644
--- a/t/multi_create/standard.t
+++ b/t/multi_create/standard.t
@@ -444,7 +444,11 @@ throws_ok ( sub {
     #$t->cd($t->new_related('cd', { artist => undef } ) );
     #$t->{_rel_in_storage} = 0;
     $t->insert;
-}, qr/cd.artist may not be NULL/, "Exception propogated properly");
+}, qr/DBI Exception.+(?x:
+    \QNOT NULL constraint failed: cd.artist\E
+      |
+    \Qcd.artist may not be NULL\E
+)/s, "Exception propogated properly");
 
 lives_ok ( sub {
   $schema->resultset('CD')->create ({
diff --git a/t/relationship/update_or_create_multi.t b/t/relationship/update_or_create_multi.t
index 8710048..c7cce7a 100644
--- a/t/relationship/update_or_create_multi.t
+++ b/t/relationship/update_or_create_multi.t
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ throws_ok {
     year => 2020,
     title => 'the best thing since sliced bread',
   })
-} qr/\Qcd.artist may not be NULL/, 'ambiguous find + create failed';
+} qr/DBI Exception.+(?x:
+    \QNOT NULL constraint failed: cd.artist\E
+      |
+    \Qcd.artist may not be NULL\E
+)/s, 'ambiguous find + create failed'
+;
 
 # expect a create, after a failed search using *only* the
 # *current* relationship and the unique column constraints
diff --git a/t/storage/error.t b/t/storage/error.t
index d5980eb..61d6782 100644
--- a/t/storage/error.t
+++ b/t/storage/error.t
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ warnings_are ( sub {
     sub {
       $schema->resultset('CD')->create({ title => 'vacation in antarctica' })
     },
-    qr/DBI Exception.+cd\.artist.+NULL/s
+    qr/DBI Exception.+(?x:
+      \QNOT NULL constraint failed: cd.artist\E
+        |
+      \Qcd.artist may not be NULL\E
+    )/s
   );  # as opposed to some other error
 }, [], 'No warnings besides exception' );