diff --git a/tests/system/django_spanner/test_decimal.py b/tests/system/django_spanner/test_decimal.py
index 63f378a8eb..778b5f8702 100644
--- a/tests/system/django_spanner/test_decimal.py
+++ b/tests/system/django_spanner/test_decimal.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from .models import Author, Number
 from django.test import TransactionTestCase
 from django.db import connection, ProgrammingError
-from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 from decimal import Decimal
 from tests.system.django_spanner.utils import (
     setup_instance,
@@ -89,12 +88,10 @@ def test_decimal_precision_limit(self):
         """
         num_val = Number(num=Decimal(1) / Decimal(3))
         if USE_EMULATOR:
-            msg = "The NUMERIC type supports 38 digits of precision and 9 digits of scale."
-            with self.assertRaisesRegex(IntegrityError, msg):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
                 num_val.save()
         else:
-            msg = "400 Invalid value for bind parameter a0: Expected NUMERIC."
-            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ProgrammingError, msg):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ProgrammingError):
                 num_val.save()
 
     def test_decimal_update(self):