--- a/test/test_hyperdbvals.py	Sun Jul 22 22:38:53 2018 +0100
+++ b/test/test_hyperdbvals.py	Mon Jul 23 21:39:46 2018 +0100
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
 
         with self.assertRaises(hyperdb.HyperdbValueError) as cm:
             self._test('multilink3', '1', '1')
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
-                         "property multilink3: '1' is not a test.")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args,
+                         ("property multilink3: '1' is not a test.",))
 
         self.assertEqual(self._test('multilink3', 'valid', '1'), ['1'])
 
@@ -161,21 +161,21 @@
 
         with self.assertRaises(hyperdb.HyperdbValueError) as cm:
             self._test('multilink3', '+1', '1')
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
-                         "property multilink3: '1' is not a test.")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args,
+                         ("property multilink3: '1' is not a test.",))
 
         self.assertEqual(self._test('multilink3', '+valid', '1'),
                          ['1', '2', '3'])
 
         with self.assertRaises(hyperdb.HyperdbValueError) as cm:
             self._test('multilink3', '+1,-2', '1')
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
-                         "property multilink3: '1' is not a test.")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args,
+                         ("property multilink3: '1' is not a test.",))
 
         with self.assertRaises(hyperdb.HyperdbValueError) as cm:
             self._test('multilink3', '+valid,-2', '1')
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
-                         "property multilink3: '2' is not a test.")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args,
+                         ("property multilink3: '2' is not a test.",))
 
         self.assertEqual(self._test('multilink3', '+valid,-2valid', '1'), ['1', '3'])
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
         with self.assertRaises(hyperdb.HyperdbValueError) as cm:
             result = self._test('multilink3', '-valid', None)
-        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.message,
-                   "property multilink3: 'valid' is not currently an element")
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.args,
+                         ("property multilink3: 'valid' is not currently an element",))
 
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