diff --git a/pkg/webtests/background_test.go b/pkg/webtests/background_test.go
index 60c2f7c0c..75a411eb3 100644
--- a/pkg/webtests/background_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webtests/background_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	bgHandler "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/modules/background/handler"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestProjectBackgroundDeletePermission(t *testing.T) {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func TestProjectBackgroundDeletePermission(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 
 		// Should be forbidden for a read-only user
-		assert.Error(t, err)
+		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, getHTTPErrorCode(err))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/webtests/task_comment_test.go b/pkg/webtests/task_comment_test.go
index b9e5cba1d..bffecf2df 100644
--- a/pkg/webtests/task_comment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webtests/task_comment_test.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func TestTaskCommentIDOR(t *testing.T) {
 			"task":      "1",  // task accessible to testuser1
 			"commentid": "18", // comment belonging to task 34, NOT accessible to testuser1
 		})
-		assert.Error(t, err)
+		require.Error(t, err)
 		assertHandlerErrorCode(t, err, models.ErrCodeTaskCommentDoesNotExist)
 	})
 }