diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/ard_regression.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/ard_regression.md
index 28439ecd..19c55b98 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/ard_regression.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/ard_regression.md
@@ -68,15 +68,3 @@
       7      cyl.sd__(Intercept)      cyl.sd__(Intercept)  estimate  4.023    NULL  NULL
       8 Residual.sd__Observation Residual.sd__Observation  estimate  3.149    NULL  NULL
 
-# ard_regression() warnings and errors return correctly
-
-    Code
-      as.data.frame(ard_regression(mod))
-    Output
-        variable    context stat_name  stat_label stat fmt_fn
-      1  model_1 regression  estimate Coefficient NULL   NULL
-                                                                                                           warning
-      1 Could not access test statistic of model parameters., Could not access test statistic of model parameters.
-                               error
-      1 Error: ! Unable to tidy `x`.
-
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-ard_regression.R b/tests/testthat/test-ard_regression.R
index 3ade0fec..d1d8ca46 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-ard_regression.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-ard_regression.R
@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ test_that("ard_regression() does not produce `variable_level` column where not a
 })
 
 test_that("ard_regression() warnings and errors return correctly", {
+  skip_if_not(is_pkg_installed(pkg = "parameters", reference_pkg = "cardx"))
+  # constructed a model where broom.helpers fails,
+  # fall back method uses parameters which returns different messaging.
   mod <- lm(AGE ~ ARM, data = cards::ADSL)
   mod$coefficients <- NULL
+  df <- mod |>
+    ard_regression() |>
+    as.data.frame()
 
-  expect_snapshot(
-    mod |>
-      ard_regression() |>
-      as.data.frame()
-  )
+  expect_false(is_empty(df$error))
+  expect_true(is_empty(df$stat[[1]]))
 })
 
 test_that("ard_regression() follows ard structure", {