diff --git a/tests/413-verifiable-presentations.js b/tests/413-verifiable-presentations.js
index c49521f..4e129d7 100644
--- a/tests/413-verifiable-presentations.js
+++ b/tests/413-verifiable-presentations.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ describe('Verifiable Presentations', function() {
         const presentationValidId = await createLocalVp({
           presentation: require('./input/presentation-id-ok.json')
         });
-        await assert.doesNotReject(endpoints.verifyVp(presentationValidId));
+        await assert.doesNotReject(
+          endpoints.verifyVp(presentationValidId),
+          `Expected verifier ${name} to verify a VP with a valid id.`
+        );
       });
 
       it('The type property MUST be present. One value of this property MUST ' +
@@ -44,12 +47,13 @@ describe('Verifiable Presentations', function() {
         'The related normative guidance in Section 4.5 Types MUST be followed.',
       async function() {
         this.test.link = `https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model/#verifiable-presentations:~:text=The%20type%20property%20MUST%20be%20present.%20It%20is%20used%20to%20express%20the%20type%20of%20verifiable%20presentation.%20One%20value%20of%20this%20property%20MUST%20be%20VerifiablePresentation%2C%20but%20additional%20types%20MAY%20be%20included.%20The%20related%20normative%20guidance%20in%20Section%204.5%20Types%20MUST%20be%20followed.`;
-        const presentationWithCredential = await createLocalVp({
+        const presentationWithType = await createLocalVp({
           presentation: require('./input/presentation-vc-ok.json')
         });
-        presentationWithCredential.should.have.property('type').that.contains(
-          'VerifiablePresentation',
-          'VP MUST include the `VerifiablePresentation` type value.'
+        await assert.doesNotReject(
+          endpoints.verifyVp(presentationWithType),
+          `Expected verifier ${name} to verify a VP with initial ` +
+          `type VerifiablePresentation.`
         );
       });