diff --git a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/acmedns/acmedns_test.go b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/acmedns/acmedns_test.go
index 4645c90ae..9c6e616a1 100644
--- a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/acmedns/acmedns_test.go
+++ b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/acmedns/acmedns_test.go
@@ -50,21 +50,19 @@ func TestValidJsonAccount(t *testing.T) {
     }`)
 	provider, err := NewDNSProviderHostBytes("http://localhost/", accountJson, util.RecursiveNameservers)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error constructing DNSProvider")
-
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected account to be set from JSON")
 	assert.Equal(t, provider.accounts["domain"].FullDomain, "fooldom")
 }
 
 func TestNoValidJsonAccount(t *testing.T) {
 	accountJson := []byte(`{"duck": "quack"}`)
 	_, err := NewDNSProviderHostBytes("http://localhost/", accountJson, util.RecursiveNameservers)
-	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected no error constructing DNSProvider")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected error constructing DNSProvider from invalid accountJson")
 }
 
 func TestNoValidJson(t *testing.T) {
 	accountJson := []byte("b00m")
 	_, err := NewDNSProviderHostBytes("http://localhost/", accountJson, util.RecursiveNameservers)
-	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected no error constructing DNSProvider")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected error constructing DNSProvider from invalid JSON")
 }
 
 func TestLiveAcmeDnsPresent(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go
index e5b215ac3..ebabc20b6 100644
--- a/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go
+++ b/pkg/issuer/acme/dns/dns_test.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestSolverFor(t *testing.T) {
 				Builder: &test.Builder{
 					KubeObjects: []runtime.Object{
 						newSecret("acmedns-key", "default", map[string][]byte{
-							"acmedns.json": []byte("{x}"),
+							"acmedns.json": []byte("{}"),
 						}),
 					},
 				},