diff --git a/src/queryparser/testing/test_postgresql.py b/src/queryparser/testing/test_postgresql.py
index 3f45895..2a5e64d 100644
--- a/src/queryparser/testing/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/src/queryparser/testing/test_postgresql.py
@@ -1,37 +1,41 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from .utils import _test_parsing
-
-from queryparser.postgresql import PostgreSQLQueryProcessor
-from queryparser.exceptions import QueryError, QuerySyntaxError
-
 import os
+
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
+from queryparser.exceptions import QueryError, QuerySyntaxError
+from queryparser.postgresql import PostgreSQLQueryProcessor
+
+from .utils import _test_failure_parsing, _test_parsing
 
 with open(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/tests.yaml') as f:
     tests = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", tests['common_tests'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('t', tests['common_tests'])
 def test_postgresql_parsing_common(t):
     _test_parsing(PostgreSQLQueryProcessor, t)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", tests['postgresql_tests'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('t', tests['postgresql_tests'])
 def test_postgresql_parsing(t):
     _test_parsing(PostgreSQLQueryProcessor, t)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", tests['common_syntax_tests'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('t', tests['common_syntax_tests'])
 def test_postgresql_syntax(t):
     with pytest.raises(QuerySyntaxError):
         PostgreSQLQueryProcessor(t)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("t", tests['common_query_tests'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('t', tests['common_query_tests'])
 def test_postrgresql_query(t):
     with pytest.raises(QueryError):
         PostgreSQLQueryProcessor(t)
 
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('t', tests['postgresql_failure_tests'])
+def test_postgresql_failure_parsing(t):
+    _test_failure_parsing(PostgreSQLQueryProcessor, t)
diff --git a/src/queryparser/testing/tests.yaml b/src/queryparser/testing/tests.yaml
index fb093f6..09fff89 100644
--- a/src/queryparser/testing/tests.yaml
+++ b/src/queryparser/testing/tests.yaml
@@ -829,14 +829,39 @@ postgresql_tests:
         - 
 
     -
-        - "SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY(specuid, '04');"
+        - SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY(specuid, '04');
         - ['dr1.spectrum.specuid', 'dr1.spectrum.ra', 'dr1.spectrum.dec']
-        - ["where"]
-        - ["QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY"]
-        - ["specuid: dr1.spectrum.specuid", "ra: dr1.spectrum.ra", "dec: dr1.spectrum.dec"]
-        - ["dr1.spectrum"]
+        - [where]
+        - [QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY]
+        - ['specuid: dr1.spectrum.specuid', 'ra: dr1.spectrum.ra', 'dec: dr1.spectrum.dec']
+        - [dr1.spectrum]
         - 
-        - ["QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY"]
+        - [QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY]
+
+postgresql_failure_tests:
+    -
+        - SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY(specuid, '04');
+        - syntax
+        - 
+        - []
+
+    -
+        - SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE BLA(specuid, '04');
+        - syntax
+        - 
+        - [QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY]
+
+    -
+        - SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY[specuid, '04'];
+        - syntax
+        - 
+        - [QMOST_SPEC_IS_IN_SURVEY]
+
+    -
+        - SELECT specuid, ra, dec FROM dr1.spectrum WHERE a(specuid, '04');
+        - value
+        - 
+        - [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l]
 
 
 adql_mysql_tests:
diff --git a/src/queryparser/testing/utils.py b/src/queryparser/testing/utils.py
index 012e40a..60ee1a1 100644
--- a/src/queryparser/testing/utils.py
+++ b/src/queryparser/testing/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import pytest
 
 from queryparser.adql import ADQLQueryTranslator
+from queryparser.exceptions import QuerySyntaxError
 from queryparser.mysql import MySQLQueryProcessor
 from queryparser.postgresql import PostgreSQLQueryProcessor
 
@@ -76,3 +78,31 @@ def _test_parsing(query_processor, test, translate=False):
 
     if tables is not None:
         assert set(tables) == set(qp_tables)
+
+
+def _test_failure_parsing(query_processor, test, translate=False):
+    query, errortype, replace_schema_name, replace_function_names = test
+
+    if errortype == 'syntax':
+        e = QuerySyntaxError
+    elif errortype == 'value':
+        e = ValueError
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Invalid error type')
+
+    if translate:
+        adt = ADQLQueryTranslator()
+        adt.set_query(query)
+        if query_processor == MySQLQueryProcessor:
+            query = adt.to_mysql()
+        elif query_processor == PostgreSQLQueryProcessor:
+            query = adt.to_postgresql()
+
+    qp = query_processor()
+    qp.set_query(query)
+
+    with pytest.raises(e):
+        qp.process_query(
+            replace_schema_name=replace_schema_name,
+            replace_function_names=replace_function_names,
+        )