3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/group_variable_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/group_variable_spec.rb
index 145189e7469..1b10501701c 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/group_variable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/group_variable_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe Ci::GroupVariable do
 
   it { is_expected.to include_module(HasVariable) }
   it { is_expected.to include_module(Presentable) }
-  it { is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:key).scoped_to(:group_id) }
+  it { is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:key).scoped_to(:group_id).with_message(/\(\w+\) has already been taken/) }
 
   describe '.unprotected' do
     subject { described_class.unprotected }
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/variable_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/variable_spec.rb
index e4ff551151e..875e8b2b682 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/variable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/variable_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe Ci::Variable do
   describe 'validations' do
     it { is_expected.to include_module(HasVariable) }
     it { is_expected.to include_module(Presentable) }
-    it { is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:key).scoped_to(:project_id, :environment_scope) }
+    it { is_expected.to validate_uniqueness_of(:key).scoped_to(:project_id, :environment_scope).with_message(/\(\w+\) has already been taken/) }
   end
 
   describe '.unprotected' do
diff --git a/spec/support/features/variable_list_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/features/variable_list_shared_examples.rb
index 0d8f7a7aae6..f7f851eb1eb 100644
--- a/spec/support/features/variable_list_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/features/variable_list_shared_examples.rb
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ shared_examples 'variable list' do
     click_button('Save variables')
     wait_for_requests
 
+    expect(all('.js-ci-variable-list-section .js-ci-variable-error-box ul li').count).to eq(1)
+
     # We check the first row because it re-sorts to alphabetical order on refresh
     page.within('.js-ci-variable-list-section') do
       expect(find('.js-ci-variable-error-box')).to have_content(/Validation failed Variables have duplicate values \(.+\)/)