diff --git a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/syntax/credential.rs b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/syntax/credential.rs
index e93ecd5a1..4bf13fc90 100644
--- a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/syntax/credential.rs
+++ b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/syntax/credential.rs
@@ -102,3 +102,56 @@ where
         json.expand_with(ld, loader).await
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use ssi_json_ld::{json_ld, ContextLoader, Expandable};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn reject_undefined_type_v2() {
+        let input: AnyJsonCredential = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+            "@context": [
+                "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
+                { "@vocab": null }
+            ],
+            "type": [
+                "VerifiableCredential",
+                "ExampleTestCredential"
+            ],
+            "issuer": "did:example:issuer",
+            "credentialSubject": {
+                "id": "did:example:subject"
+            }
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        match input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.unwrap_err() {
+            JsonLdError::Expansion(json_ld::expansion::Error::InvalidTypeValue) => (),
+            e => panic!("{:?}", e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn reject_undefined_type_v1() {
+        let input: AnyJsonCredential = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+            "@context": [
+                "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+                { "@vocab": null }
+            ],
+            "type": [
+                "VerifiableCredential",
+                "ExampleTestCredential"
+            ],
+            "issuer": "did:example:issuer",
+            "credentialSubject": {
+                "id": "did:example:subject"
+            }
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        match input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.unwrap_err() {
+            JsonLdError::Expansion(json_ld::expansion::Error::InvalidTypeValue) => (),
+            e => panic!("{:?}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v1/syntax/credential.rs b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v1/syntax/credential.rs
index d4aac42fa..d8e2ce4bd 100644
--- a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v1/syntax/credential.rs
+++ b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v1/syntax/credential.rs
@@ -269,11 +269,13 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use ssi_json_ld::{CompactJsonLd, ContextLoader, Expandable};
+    use ssi_json_ld::{json_ld, ContextLoader, Expandable};
+
+    use super::*;
 
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn reject_undefined_type() {
-        let input = CompactJsonLd(json_syntax::json!({
+        let input: JsonCredential = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
             "@context": [
                 "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
                 { "@vocab": null }
@@ -286,8 +288,11 @@ mod tests {
             "credentialSubject": {
                 "id": "did:example:subject"
             }
-        }));
-
-        assert!(input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.is_err());
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        match input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.unwrap_err() {
+            JsonLdError::Expansion(json_ld::expansion::Error::InvalidTypeValue) => (),
+            e => panic!("{:?}", e),
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v2/syntax/credential.rs b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v2/syntax/credential.rs
index 04ef85c08..eda771e68 100644
--- a/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v2/syntax/credential.rs
+++ b/crates/claims/crates/vc/src/v2/syntax/credential.rs
@@ -247,11 +247,13 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use ssi_json_ld::{CompactJsonLd, ContextLoader, Expandable};
+    use ssi_json_ld::{json_ld, ContextLoader, Expandable};
+
+    use super::*;
 
     #[async_std::test]
     async fn reject_undefined_type() {
-        let input = CompactJsonLd(json_syntax::json!({
+        let input: JsonCredential = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
             "@context": [
                 "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
                 { "@vocab": null }
@@ -264,8 +266,11 @@ mod tests {
             "credentialSubject": {
                 "id": "did:example:subject"
             }
-        }));
-
-        assert!(input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.is_err());
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        match input.expand(&ContextLoader::default()).await.unwrap_err() {
+            JsonLdError::Expansion(json_ld::expansion::Error::InvalidTypeValue) => (),
+            e => panic!("{:?}", e),
+        }
     }
 }