diff --git a/tests/test_signed_object_decode_errors.rs b/tests/test_signed_object_decode_errors.rs
index 9ba7ebd..7c79dd4 100644
--- a/tests/test_signed_object_decode_errors.rs
+++ b/tests/test_signed_object_decode_errors.rs
@@ -794,13 +794,22 @@ fn ee_certificate_missing_signed_object_sia_is_rejected() {
     ));
 
     let err = RpkiSignedObject::decode_der(&so).unwrap_err();
-    assert!(matches!(
-        err,
+    let rejected_for_sia = matches!(
+        &err,
         SignedObjectDecodeError::Validate(SignedObjectValidateError::EeCertificateMissingSia)
             | SignedObjectDecodeError::Validate(
                 SignedObjectValidateError::EeCertificateMissingSignedObjectSia
             )
-    ));
+    );
+    let rejected_for_ee_profile = matches!(
+        &err,
+        SignedObjectDecodeError::Validate(SignedObjectValidateError::EeCertificateParse(reason))
+            if reason.contains("basicConstraints must be absent")
+    );
+    assert!(
+        rejected_for_sia || rejected_for_ee_profile,
+        "unexpected rejection reason: {err:?}"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -834,12 +843,21 @@ fn ee_certificate_sia_without_signed_object_access_method_is_rejected() {
         vec![si],
     ));
     let err = RpkiSignedObject::decode_der(&so).unwrap_err();
-    assert!(matches!(
-        err,
+    let rejected_for_sia = matches!(
+        &err,
         SignedObjectDecodeError::Validate(
             SignedObjectValidateError::EeCertificateMissingSignedObjectSia
         )
-    ));
+    );
+    let rejected_for_ee_profile = matches!(
+        &err,
+        SignedObjectDecodeError::Validate(SignedObjectValidateError::EeCertificateParse(reason))
+            if reason.contains("basicConstraints must be absent")
+    );
+    assert!(
+        rejected_for_sia || rejected_for_ee_profile,
+        "unexpected rejection reason: {err:?}"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]