diff --git a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
index 24f903a..c786d38 100644
--- a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
+++ b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@
 		.expect_mi_tlv_hex = "170449322453",
 		.str_size = 4,
 		.expect_str = "423",
-		.expect_rc = 3, /* exception: on truncation, gsm48_mi_to_string() returns strlen(), not bytes! */
 	},
 	{
 		.mi_type = GSM_MI_TYPE_IMEI,
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@
 		.expect_mi_tlv_hex = "170a937856341290785634f2",
 		.str_size = 16,
 		.expect_str = "987654321098765",
-		.expect_rc = 15, /* exception: on truncation, gsm48_mi_to_string() returns strlen(), not bytes! */
 	},
 	{
 		/* gsm48 treats TMSI as decimal string */
diff --git a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.ok b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.ok
index 1dc4249..2db58de 100644
--- a/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.ok
+++ b/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.ok
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
   -> MI-str="4234235" rc=8
 - IMSI 4234235
   -> MI-TLV-hex='170449322453'
-  -> MI-str="423" rc=3
-     ERROR: resulting string is not explicitly nul terminated
+  -> MI-str="423" rc=4
 - IMEI 123456789012345
   -> MI-TLV-hex='17081a32547698103254'
   -> MI-str="123456789012345" rc=16
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@
   -> MI-str="987654321098765432" rc=19
 - IMEI-SV 987654321098765432
   -> MI-TLV-hex='170a937856341290785634f2'
-  -> MI-str="987654321098765" rc=15
-     ERROR: resulting string is not explicitly nul terminated
+  -> MI-str="987654321098765" rc=16
 - TMSI 305419896
   -> MI-TLV-hex='1705f412345678'
   -> MI-str="305419896" rc=9
@@ -66,14 +64,14 @@
 Decoding zero length Mobile Identities
 - MI type: IMSI
   - writing to zero-length string:
-    rc=1
-    ERROR: Wrote to invalid memory!
+    rc=0
+    nothing written
   - writing to 1-byte-length string:
     rc=1
-    ERROR: Wrote unexpected string "1!!!!"
+    returned empty string
   - decode zero-length mi:
-    rc=2
-    ERROR: expected empty string, got output string: "1"
+    rc=1
+    returned empty string
 - MI type: TMSI
   - writing to zero-length string:
     rc=1
@@ -96,14 +94,14 @@
     returned empty string
 - MI type: IMSI | GSM_MI_ODD
   - writing to zero-length string:
-    rc=1
-    ERROR: Wrote to invalid memory!
+    rc=0
+    nothing written
   - writing to 1-byte-length string:
     rc=1
-    ERROR: Wrote unexpected string "1!!!!"
+    returned empty string
   - decode zero-length mi:
-    rc=2
-    ERROR: expected empty string, got output string: "1"
+    rc=1
+    returned empty string
 - MI type: TMSI | GSM_MI_ODD
   - writing to zero-length string:
     rc=1