diff --git a/tests/a_scripts/eval/test_eval_inputs.py b/tests/a_scripts/eval/test_eval_inputs.py
index b1e88b2443..0ca5765a26 100644
--- a/tests/a_scripts/eval/test_eval_inputs.py
+++ b/tests/a_scripts/eval/test_eval_inputs.py
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ def test_optional_mispelled_params_raise_error(
             updated_param = param + '-mispelling'
             cfg[updated_param] = orig_value
             with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-                try:
-                    main(cfg)
-                except:
-                    pass
+                main(cfg)
             # restore configs.
             cfg = copy.deepcopy(old_cfg)
 
diff --git a/tests/a_scripts/train/test_train_inputs.py b/tests/a_scripts/train/test_train_inputs.py
index bfd7cf849a..5901d53e94 100644
--- a/tests/a_scripts/train/test_train_inputs.py
+++ b/tests/a_scripts/train/test_train_inputs.py
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ def cfg(self, foundry_dir: str) -> DictConfig:
     def test_misspelled_mandatory_params_fail(self, cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
         """Check that mandatory misspelled inputs fail to train."""
         cfg.trai_loader = cfg.pop('train_loader')
-        with pytest.raises((omegaconf.errors.MissingMandatoryValue, TypeError)):
+        with pytest.raises(
+            (omegaconf.errors.MissingMandatoryValue, TypeError, ValueError),
+        ):
             main(cfg)
 
     def test_missing_mandatory_parameters_fail(self, cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
@@ -113,10 +115,7 @@ def test_optional_misspelled_params_raise_error(
             updated_param = param + '-misspelling'
             cfg[updated_param] = orig_value
             with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-                try:
-                    main(cfg)
-                except:
-                    pass
+                main(cfg)
             # restore configs.
             cfg = copy.deepcopy(old_cfg)