diff --git a/lib/sass_spec/test.rb b/lib/sass_spec/test.rb
index 854f288215..32cb6dc243 100644
--- a/lib/sass_spec/test.rb
+++ b/lib/sass_spec/test.rb
@@ -605,17 +605,29 @@ def assert_filename_length!(filename, options)
 def _extract_error_message(error, options)
   error_message = ""
   consume_next_line = false
+  multiline_error = false
   error.each_line do |line|
     if consume_next_line
       next if line.strip == ""
       error_message += line
       break
     end
+    if (multiline_error)
+      error_message += line.rstrip + "\n"
+      multiline_error = false
+      consume_next_line = false
+      break
+    end
     if (line =~ /DEPRECATION WARNING/)
       if line.rstrip.end_with?(":")
         error_message = line.rstrip + "\n"
         consume_next_line = true
         next
+      elsif line.rstrip.end_with?("Instead of being parsed as")
+        multiline_error = true
+        error_message = line.rstrip + "\n"
+        consume_next_line = true
+        next
       else
         error_message = line
         break