diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/core/internal/TypeCoercionsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/core/internal/TypeCoercionsTest.java
index a88effc7c92..9c4c99d22e2 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/core/internal/TypeCoercionsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/core/internal/TypeCoercionsTest.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void testCoerceStringToPrimitive() {
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", short.class), (Short)((short)1));
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", int.class), (Integer)1);
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", long.class), (Long)1l);
-        assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", float.class), 1f);
+        assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", float.cfboolelass), 1f);
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("1", double.class), 1d);
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("TRUE", boolean.class), (Boolean)true);
         assertEquals(TypeCoercions.coerce("false", boolean.class), (Boolean)false);
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ public void testCastPrimitives() {
     @Test
     public void testCoercePrimitiveFailures() {
         // error messages don't have to be this exactly, but they should include sufficient information...
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("maybe", boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("String", "boolean", "maybe"));
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("NaN", int.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("int", "NaN"));
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching('c', boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("boolean", "(c)"));  // will say 'string' rather than 'char'
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(0, boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "boolean", "0"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("maybe", boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("String", "Boolean", "maybe"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("NaN", int.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "NaN"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching('c', boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Boolean", "(c)"));  // will say 'string' rather than 'char'
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(0, boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "Boolean", "0"));
     }
     
     protected void assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(Object input, Class<?> type, Predicate<? super String> errorMessageRequirement) {
diff --git a/utils/common/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/javalang/coerce/TypeCoercionsTest.java b/utils/common/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/javalang/coerce/TypeCoercionsTest.java
index 7296f79e698..7f276685003 100644
--- a/utils/common/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/javalang/coerce/TypeCoercionsTest.java
+++ b/utils/common/src/test/java/org/apache/brooklyn/util/javalang/coerce/TypeCoercionsTest.java
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ public void testCastPrimitives() {
     @Test
     public void testCoercePrimitiveFailures() {
         // error messages don't have to be this exactly, but they should include sufficient information...
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("maybe", boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("String", "boolean", "maybe"));
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("NaN", int.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("int", "NaN"));
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching('c', boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("boolean", "(c)"));  // will say 'string' rather than 'char'
-        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(0, boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "boolean", "0"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("maybe", boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("String", "Boolean", "maybe"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching("NaN", int.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "NaN"));
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching('c', boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Boolean", "(c)"));  // will say 'string' rather than 'char'
+        assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(0, boolean.class, StringPredicates.containsAllLiterals("Integer", "Boolean", "0"));
     }
     
     protected void assertCoercionFailsWithErrorMatching(Object input, Class<?> type, Predicate<? super String> errorMessageRequirement) {