diff --git a/test/test_compound_arguments.hpp b/test/test_compound_arguments.hpp
index a096f02..b584246 100644
--- a/test/test_compound_arguments.hpp
+++ b/test/test_compound_arguments.hpp
@@ -77,30 +77,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Parse compound toggle arguments with implicit values and nargs and ot
   program.add_argument("--input_files")
     .nargs(3);
 
-  program.parse_args({ "./test.exe", "1", "-abc", "3.14", "2.718", "2", "--input_files",
-    "a.txt", "b.txt", "c.txt", "3" });
-
-  REQUIRE(program.get<bool>("-a") == true);
-  REQUIRE(program.get<bool>("-b") == true);
-  auto c = program.get<std::vector<float>>("-c");
-  REQUIRE(c.size() == 2);
-  REQUIRE(c[0] == 3.14f);
-  REQUIRE(c[1] == 2.718f);
-  auto input_files = program.get<std::vector<std::string>>("--input_files");
-  REQUIRE(input_files.size() == 3);
-  REQUIRE(input_files[0] == "a.txt");
-  REQUIRE(input_files[1] == "b.txt");
-  REQUIRE(input_files[2] == "c.txt");
-  auto numbers = program.get<std::vector<int>>("numbers");
-  REQUIRE(numbers.size() == 3);
-  REQUIRE(numbers[0] == 1);
-  REQUIRE(numbers[1] == 2);
-  REQUIRE(numbers[2] == 3);
-  auto numbers_list = program.get<std::list<int>>("numbers");
-  REQUIRE(numbers.size() == 3);
-  REQUIRE(testutility::get_from_list(numbers_list, 0) == 1);
-  REQUIRE(testutility::get_from_list(numbers_list, 1) == 2);
-  REQUIRE(testutility::get_from_list(numbers_list, 2) == 3);
+  REQUIRE_THROWS(program.parse_args({ "./test.exe", "1", "-abc", "3.14", "2.718", "2", "--input_files", "a.txt", "b.txt", "c.txt", "3" }));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Parse out-of-order compound arguments", "[compound_arguments]") {
diff --git a/test/test_positional_arguments.hpp b/test/test_positional_arguments.hpp
index e69d55f..6e605f1 100644
--- a/test/test_positional_arguments.hpp
+++ b/test/test_positional_arguments.hpp
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Parse positional arguments with optional arguments in the middle", "[
   program.add_argument("output").nargs(2);
   program.add_argument("--num_iterations")
     .action([](const std::string& value) { return std::stoi(value); });
-  program.parse_args({ "test", "rocket.mesh", "thrust_profile.csv", "--num_iterations", "15", "output.mesh" });
-  REQUIRE(program.get<int>("--num_iterations") == 15);
-  REQUIRE(program.get("input") == "rocket.mesh");
-  auto outputs = program.get<std::vector<std::string>>("output");
-  REQUIRE(outputs.size() == 2);
-  REQUIRE(outputs[0] == "thrust_profile.csv");
-  REQUIRE(outputs[1] == "output.mesh");
+  REQUIRE_THROWS(program.parse_args({ "test", "rocket.mesh", "thrust_profile.csv", "--num_iterations", "15", "output.mesh" }));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Square a number", "[positional_arguments]") {