diff --git a/tests/board_samples/3Rs.sch b/tests/board_samples/3Rs.sch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..421376db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/board_samples/3Rs.sch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dummy
diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
index 7e11a835..765a1274 100644
--- a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ def test_skip_pre_and_outputs_2():
     ctx.run(extra=['-s', 'run_erc,update_xml,run_drc', '-i'])
 
     ctx.dont_expect_out_file(ctx.get_pos_both_csv_filename())
-    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping run_erc')
-    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping run_drc')
-    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping update_xml')
+    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping .?run_erc')
+    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping .?run_drc')
+    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping .?update_xml')
     assert ctx.search_err('Skipping all outputs')
 
     ctx.clean_up()
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_skip_pre_and_outputs_4():
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_ARGS, extra=['-s', 'bogus'])
 
     ctx.dont_expect_out_file(ctx.get_pos_both_csv_filename())
-    assert ctx.search_err('Unknown action to skip: bogus')
+    assert ctx.search_err('Unknown preflight .?bogus')
 
     ctx.clean_up()
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_unknown_out():
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
 
     ctx.dont_expect_out_file(ctx.get_pos_both_csv_filename())
-    assert ctx.search_err("Unknown output type 'bogus'")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Unknown output type:? .?bogus")
 
     ctx.clean_up()
 
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ def test_select_output():
 
     ctx.dont_expect_out_file(ctx.get_pos_both_csv_filename())
     ctx.expect_out_file(ctx.get_pos_both_filename())
-    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping position output')
+    assert ctx.search_err('Skipping (.*)position(.*) output')
 
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
 def test_miss_sch():
-    prj = '3Rs'
+    prj = 'fail-project'
     ctx = context.TestContext('MissingSCH', prj, 'pre_and_position', POS_DIR)
     ctx.run(NO_SCH_FILE, extra=['pos_ascii'])
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def test_list():
     assert ctx.search_err('run_erc: True')
     assert ctx.search_err('run_drc: True')
     assert ctx.search_err('update_xml: True')
-    assert ctx.search_err(r'position \(Pick and place file\) \[position\]')
-    assert ctx.search_err(r'pos_ascii \(Pick and place file\) \[position\]')
+    assert ctx.search_err(r'Pick and place file.? \(position\) \[position\]')
+    assert ctx.search_err(r'Pick and place file.? \(pos_ascii\) \[position\]')
 
     ctx.clean_up()
diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_yaml_errors.py b/tests/test_plot/test_yaml_errors.py
index 207aaa95..f5ab17e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_plot/test_yaml_errors.py
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_yaml_errors.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Tests various errors in the config file
 - No output:
   - name
   - type
-  - options
   - layers
 
 For debug information use:
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ from kiplot.misc import (EXIT_BAD_CONFIG, PLOT_ERROR)
 def test_no_version():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorNoVersion', '3Rs', 'error_no_version', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err('YAML config needs kiplot.version')
+    assert ctx.search_err('YAML config needs `kiplot.version`.')
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
@@ -49,14 +48,14 @@ def test_wrong_version():
 def test_drill_map_no_type():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorDrillMapNoType', '3Rs', 'error_drill_map_no_type', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("Missing `type' in drill map section")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Empty drill `map` section")
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
 def test_drill_map_wrong_type():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorDrillMapWrongType', '3Rs', 'error_drill_map_wrong_type', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("Unknown drill map type: bogus")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Unknown drill `map` `type`: bogus")
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ def test_wrong_layer_1():
 def test_wrong_layer_2():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorWrongLayer2', '3Rs', 'error_wrong_layer_2', None)
     ctx.run(PLOT_ERROR)
-    assert ctx.search_err("Inner layer 1 is not valid for this board")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Inner layer (.*) is not valid for this board")
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
@@ -91,21 +90,22 @@ def test_no_name():
 def test_no_type():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorNoType', '3Rs', 'error_no_type', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("Output 'PDF' needs a type")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Output .PDF. needs a type")
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
-def test_no_options():
-    ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorNoOptions', '3Rs', 'error_no_options', None)
-    ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("Output 'PDF' needs options")
-    ctx.clean_up()
+# Now is valid
+# def test_no_options():
+#     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorNoOptions', '3Rs', 'error_no_options', None)
+#     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
+#     assert ctx.search_err("Output .PDF. needs options")
+#     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
 def test_no_layers():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorNoLayers', '3Rs', 'error_no_layers', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("You must specify the layers for `PDF`")
+    assert ctx.search_err("Missing `layers` list")
     ctx.clean_up()
 
 
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ def test_error_step_origin():
 def test_error_step_min_distance():
     ctx = context.TestContext('ErrorStepMinDistance', 'bom', 'error_step_min_distance', None)
     ctx.run(EXIT_BAD_CONFIG)
-    assert ctx.search_err("min_distance must be a number")
+    assert ctx.search_err("`min_distance` must be a number")
     ctx.clean_up()