diff --git a/tests/test_validators.py b/tests/test_validators.py
index 3bec62b03..2132a43ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/test_validators.py
@@ -469,6 +469,19 @@ def test_fail(self):
         """
         v = in_([1, 2, 3])
         a = simple_attr("test")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+            v(None, a, None)
+        assert (
+            "'test' must be in [1, 2, 3] (got None)",
+        ) == e.value.args
+
+    def test_fail_verbose(self):
+        """
+        Raise verbose ValueError if the value is outside our options
+        and verbose_value_error is set to True.
+        """
+        v = in_([1, 2, 3], verbose_value_error=True)
+        a = simple_attr("test")
         with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
             v(None, a, None)
         assert (
@@ -485,6 +498,20 @@ def test_fail_with_string(self):
         """
         v = in_("abc")
         a = simple_attr("test")
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
+            v(None, a, None)
+        assert (
+            "'test' must be in 'abc' (got None)",
+        ) == e.value.args
+
+    def test_fail_with_string_verbose(self):
+        """
+        Raise verbose ValueError if the value is outside our options when
+        the options are specified as a string, verbose_value_error is set
+        to True and the value is not a string.
+        """
+        v = in_("abc", verbose_value_error=True)
+        a = simple_attr("test")
         with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
             v(None, a, None)
         assert (