diff --git a/postgrest.cabal b/postgrest.cabal
index 3d810a11c..2f40cf93f 100644
--- a/postgrest.cabal
+++ b/postgrest.cabal
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ library
   build-depends:      base                      >= 4.9 && < 4.14
                     , HTTP                      >= 4000.3.7 && < 4000.4
                     , Ranged-sets               >= 0.3 && < 0.5
-                    , aeson                     >= 0.11.3 && < 1.5
+                    , aeson                     >= 1.4.7 && < 1.5
                     , ansi-wl-pprint            >= 0.6.7 && < 0.7
                     , base64-bytestring         >= 1 && < 1.1
                     , bytestring                >= 0.10.8 && < 0.11
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ test-suite spec
                       TestTypes
   hs-source-dirs:     test
   build-depends:      base              >= 4.9 && < 4.14
-                    , aeson             >= 0.11.3 && < 1.5
+                    , aeson             >= 1.4.7 && < 1.5
                     , aeson-qq          >= 0.8.1 && < 0.9
                     , async             >= 2.1.1 && < 2.3
                     , auto-update       >= 0.1.4 && < 0.2
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Test-Suite spec-querycost
   Main-Is:             QueryCost.hs
   Other-Modules:       SpecHelper
   Build-Depends:       base              >= 4.9 && < 4.14
-                     , aeson             >= 0.11.3 && < 1.5
+                     , aeson             >= 1.4.7 && < 1.5
                      , aeson-qq          >= 0.8.1 && < 0.9
                      , async             >= 2.1.1 && < 2.3
                      , auto-update       >= 0.1.4 && < 0.2
diff --git a/test/Feature/InsertSpec.hs b/test/Feature/InsertSpec.hs
index c6732a340..7dca5c454 100644
--- a/test/Feature/InsertSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Feature/InsertSpec.hs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ spec actualPgVersion = do
       it "fails with 400 and error" $
         post "/simple_pk" "}{ x = 2"
         `shouldRespondWith`
-        [json|{"message":"Error in $: Failed reading: not a valid json value"}|]
+        [json|{"message":"Error in $: Failed reading: not a valid json value at '}{x=2'"}|]
         { matchStatus  = 400
         , matchHeaders = [matchContentTypeJson]
         }
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ spec actualPgVersion = do
       it "fails with 400 and error" $
         request methodPatch "/simple_pk" [] "}{ x = 2"
           `shouldRespondWith`
-          [json|{"message":"Error in $: Failed reading: not a valid json value"}|]
+          [json|{"message":"Error in $: Failed reading: not a valid json value at '}{x=2'"}|]
           { matchStatus  = 400,
             matchHeaders = [matchContentTypeJson]
           }