diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e69d11d8..ba2ee5e6 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
   c.before :each do
     # set to strictest setting for testing
     # by default Puppet runs at warning level
-    Puppet.settings[:strict] = :warning
+    # newer versions of Puppet remove :strict
+    Puppet.settings[:strict] = :warning if Puppet.settings.include?(:strict)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet_x/sql_connection_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet_x/sql_connection_spec.rb
index cefce388..efffdfa8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet_x/sql_connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet_x/sql_connection_spec.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ def stub_connection
         @connection.stubs(:Open).with('Provider=SQLNCLI11;Initial Catalog=master;Application Name=Puppet;Data Source=.;DataTypeComptibility=80;User ID=sa;Password=Pupp3t1@')
       end
       it 'should not raise an error but populate has_errors with message' do
-        @connection.Errors.stubs(:count).returns(1)
-        @connection.Errors.stubs(:Description).returns("SQL Error in Connection")
+        @connection.Errors.stubs(:count).returns(2)
+        @connection.expects(:Errors).with(0).returns(stub( { :Description => "SQL Error in Connection" }))
+        @connection.expects(:Errors).with(1).returns(stub( { :Description => "Rowdy Roddy Piper" }))
         expect {
           result = subject.open_and_run_command('whacka whacka whacka', config)
           expect(result.exitstatus).to eq(1)
-          expect(result.error_message).to eq('SQL Error in Connection')
+          expect(result.error_message).to eq("SQL Error in Connection\nRowdy Roddy Piper")
         }.to_not raise_error(Exception)
 
       end