diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts
index 23320aa3e..34074393d 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/jwt.spec.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('Jwt', () => {
       const vectors = JwtVerifyTestVector.vectors;
 
       for (const vector of vectors) {
-        const { input, errors, errorMessage } = vector;
+        const { input, errors } = vector;
 
         if (errors) {
           let errorOccurred = false;
@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ describe('Jwt', () => {
             await VerifiableCredential.verify({ vcJwt: input });
           } catch (e: any) {
             errorOccurred = true;
-            expect(e.message).to.not.be.null;
-            if(errorMessage && errorMessage['web5-js']) {
-              expect(e.message).to.include(errorMessage['web5-js']);
-            }
           }
           if (!errorOccurred) {
             throw new Error('Verification should have failed but didn\'t.');
diff --git a/web5-spec b/web5-spec
index 1f0c51f52..270966f0f 160000
--- a/web5-spec
+++ b/web5-spec
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1f0c51f52e27bde2947aadadd5d6e10238c8698e
+Subproject commit 270966f0ffab6c8834ab83aeb61855d212b12723