diff --git a/tests/test_core_query_shell.py b/tests/test_core_query_shell.py
index 1317d7aa0..58b9e4809 100644
--- a/tests/test_core_query_shell.py
+++ b/tests/test_core_query_shell.py
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ def test_query_errors(run_query: Callable[[str], QueryResult]) -> None:
         run_query(".run custom_query other")
     with pytest.raises(QueryNotFoundError):
         run_query(".run unknown")
-    with pytest.raises(QueryParseError):
+    # Bare-word "asdf" was a parse error in rustledger ≤0.13; v0.14 routes
+    # the same input through the compilation path. Accept either.
+    with pytest.raises((QueryParseError, QueryCompilationError)):
         run_query("asdf")
     with pytest.raises(QueryCompilationError):
         run_query("select asdf")
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ def test_query_to_file(
         query_shell.query_to_file(entries, "run custom_query other", "csv")
     with pytest.raises(QueryNotFoundError):
         query_shell.query_to_file(entries, "run testsetest", "csv")
-    with pytest.raises(QueryParseError):
+    with pytest.raises((QueryParseError, QueryCompilationError)):
         query_shell.query_to_file(entries, "asdf", "csv")
     with pytest.raises(QueryCompilationError):
         query_shell.query_to_file(entries, "select asdf", "csv")
diff --git a/tests/test_json_api.py b/tests/test_json_api.py
index ec9e88c42..34c2f3f19 100644
--- a/tests/test_json_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_json_api.py
@@ -808,7 +808,8 @@ def test_api_query_result_error(test_client: FlaskClient) -> None:
         query_string={"query_string": "nononono"},
     )
     msg = assert_api_error(response)
-    assert "Query parse error" in msg
+    # rustledger ≤0.13 → "Query parse error"; v0.14 → "Query compilation error".
+    assert "Query parse error" in msg or "Query compilation error" in msg
 
 
 def test_api_commodities_empty(