diff --git a/api-tests/core/content-manager/fields/email.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/content-manager/fields/email.test.api.js
index 0995339ce4..329a91a077 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/content-manager/fields/email.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/content-manager/fields/email.test.api.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Test type email', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test('Should Throw on invalid email', async () => {
+  test('Should return 400 status on invalid email', async () => {
     const res = await rq.post('/content-manager/collection-types/api::withemail.withemail', {
       body: {
         field: 'invalidemail',
diff --git a/api-tests/core/strapi/api/validate-query/validate-query.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/strapi/api/validate-query/validate-query.test.api.js
index 54c864a1b3..60ac6285ce 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/strapi/api/validate-query/validate-query.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/strapi/api/validate-query/validate-query.test.api.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('Core API - Sanitize', () => {
               { name_private: { $in: ['Private Document A', 'Private Document C'] } },
             ],
             ['Implicit $in', { name_private: ['Private Document A', 'Private Document C'] }],
-          ])('Throw on filters (%s)', async (_s, filters) => {
+          ])('Returns 400 status on invalid filters (%s)', async (_s, filters) => {
             const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
 
             expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('Core API - Sanitize', () => {
             ['$endsWith', { password: { $endsWith: 'B' } }, documentsLength],
             ['$not > $endsWith', { $not: { password: { $endsWith: 'B' } } }, documentsLength],
             ['$contains', { password: { $contains: 'Document' } }, documentsLength],
-          ])('Throw on filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedLength) => {
+          ])('Returns 400 status on invalid filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedLength) => {
             const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
 
             expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('Core API - Sanitize', () => {
                 { relations: { name_private: { $contains: 'Relation' } } },
                 documentsLength,
               ],
-            ])('Throw on filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedlength) => {
+            ])('Returns 400 status on invalid filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedlength) => {
               const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
 
               expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
@@ -251,11 +251,14 @@ describe('Core API - Sanitize', () => {
                   { relations: { password: { $contains: 'Document' } } },
                   documentsLength,
                 ],
-              ])('Throw on filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedLength) => {
-                const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
+              ])(
+                'Returns 400 status on inalid filters: %s',
+                async (_s, filters, expectedLength) => {
+                  const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
 
-                expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
-              });
+                  expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
+                }
+              );
             });
           });
         });
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ describe('Core API - Sanitize', () => {
                 { componentA: { name_private: { $contains: 'Component' } } },
                 documentsLength,
               ],
-            ])('Throw on filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedlength) => {
+            ])('Returns 400 status on invalid filters: %s', async (_s, filters, expectedlength) => {
               const res = await rq.get('/api/documents', { qs: { filters } });
 
               expect(res.status).toEqual(400);