diff --git a/test/test.lua b/test/test.lua
index 5ce0830..30fc457 100644
--- a/test/test.lua
+++ b/test/test.lua
@@ -1157,21 +1157,20 @@ foo = 12
 ]])
 if _VERSION >= "Lua 5.5" then
 	test("global variable declaration", [[
-	global foo = 42
+	do
+		global foo
+		global <const> bar
+	end
+	foo = 42
+	assert(not pcall(function() foo = 42 end))
 	]])
-	test("global variable declaration with error", [[
-	global foo = 42
-	bar = 12
-	]], { "loadError", "variable 'bar' not declared" })
-	test("global variable declaration with attribute", [[
-	global <const> bar
-	bar = 42
-	]], { "loadError", "attempt to assign to const variable 'bar'" })
 	test("collective global variable declaration with attribute", [[
 	foo = 42
-	global<const> *
-	foo = 12
-	]], { "loadError", "attempt to assign to const variable 'foo'" })
+	do
+		global<const> *
+	end
+	assert(not pcall(function() foo = 12 end))
+	]])
 end
 
 -- bitwise operators