diff --git a/bittorrent/event_test.go b/bittorrent/event_test.go
index 88d1725..10c9def 100644
--- a/bittorrent/event_test.go
+++ b/bittorrent/event_test.go
@@ -23,10 +23,17 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range table {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%#v expecting %s", tt.data, tt.expectedErr), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%#v expecting %s", tt.data, nilPrinter(tt.expectedErr)), func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := NewEvent(tt.data)
 			require.Equal(t, err, tt.expectedErr, "errors should equal the expected value")
 			require.Equal(t, got, tt.expected, "events should equal the expected value")
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func nilPrinter(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return "nil"
+	}
+	return err.Error()
+}