diff --git a/src/test.zig b/src/test.zig
index a6537e77c7..3d1f536f2c 100644
--- a/src/test.zig
+++ b/src/test.zig
@@ -1574,6 +1574,8 @@ pub const TestContext = struct {
 
                     for (actual_errors.list) |actual_error| {
                         for (case_error_list) |case_msg, i| {
+                            if (handled_errors[i]) continue;
+
                             const ex_tag: std.meta.Tag(@TypeOf(case_msg)) = case_msg;
                             switch (actual_error) {
                                 .src => |actual_msg| {
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/dereference_anyopaque.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/dereference_anyopaque.zig
index 44636b0851..68be3c97ed 100644
--- a/test/cases/compile_errors/dereference_anyopaque.zig
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/dereference_anyopaque.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn parseFree(comptime T: type, value: T, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
 }
 
 pub export fn entry() void {
-    const allocator = std.testing.allocator_instance.allocator();
+    const allocator = std.testing.failing_allocator;
     _ = parse(std.StringArrayHashMap(bool), allocator) catch return;
 }