diff --git a/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/back-and-forth.ss b/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/back-and-forth.ss
index e8548984a9..f8c0093079 100644
--- a/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/back-and-forth.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/back-and-forth.ss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #;
-(exn-pred exn:fail:contract? #rx".*contract \\(-> number\\? number\\?\\).*")
+(exn-pred exn:fail:contract? #rx".*contract.*\\(-> number\\? number\\?\\).*")
 
 #lang scheme/load
 
diff --git a/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/cnt-err1.ss b/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/cnt-err1.ss
index 40c3ca3bd8..71bf76eda9 100644
--- a/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/cnt-err1.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/typed-scheme/fail/cnt-err1.ss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #;
-(exn-pred exn:fail:contract? ".*expected <T.*" #rx".*contract \\(->.*")
+(exn-pred exn:fail:contract? ".*expected <T.*" #rx".*contract.*\\(->.*")
 
 #lang scheme/load