diff --git a/tests/test_apply.py b/tests/test_apply.py
index 1b9b02a..e8debff 100755
--- a/tests/test_apply.py
+++ b/tests/test_apply.py
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ def test_apply_errors_basis_state(self):
         dev = QulacsDevice(1)
 
         with pytest.raises(
-            ValueError, match="BasisState parameter must consist of 0 or 1 integers."
+            ValueError, match="Basis state must only consist of 0s and 1s"
         ):
             dev.apply([qml.BasisState(np.array([-0.2, 4.2]), wires=[0, 1])])
 
         with pytest.raises(
-            ValueError, match="BasisState parameter and wires must be of equal length."
+            ValueError, match="State must be of length 1; got length 2"
         ):
             dev.apply([qml.BasisState(np.array([0, 1]), wires=[0])])