diff --git a/test/multicodec.spec.js b/test/multicodec.spec.js
index 1878865..e966b20 100644
--- a/test/multicodec.spec.js
+++ b/test/multicodec.spec.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('multicodec', () => {
     expect(multicodec.getNameFromCode(0x01a5)).to.eql('p2p')
   })
 
-  it('throws error on unknown codec name when getting the code', () => {
+  it('throws error on unknown codec name when getting the varint from name', () => {
     expect(() => {
       // @ts-expect-error
       multicodec.getVarintFromName('this-codec-doesnt-exist')
@@ -98,7 +98,16 @@ describe('multicodec', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  it('throws error on unknown codec name when getting the codec', () => {
+  it('throws error on unknown codec name when getting the code from name', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      multicodec.getCodeFromName('this-codec-doesnt-exist')
+    }).to.throw(
+      'Codec "this-codec-doesnt-exist" not found'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('throws error on unknown codec name when getting the name from the code', () => {
     const code = uint8ArrayFromString('ffee', 'base16')
 
     const buf = uint8ArrayFromString('hey')