diff --git a/src/imp/parser.rs b/src/imp/parser.rs
index 79d5871be..c757a5142 100644
--- a/src/imp/parser.rs
+++ b/src/imp/parser.rs
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
     if nxt_indent != *indent {
       return self
         .expected_indent(*indent, nxt_indent)
-        .or(self.expected_spanned("else or elif", self.index..self.index + 1));
+        .or(self.expected_spanned("'else' or 'elif'", self.index..self.index + 1));
     }
     let mut elifs = Vec::new();
     while self.try_parse_keyword("elif") {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
       if nxt_indent != *indent {
         return self
           .expected_indent(*indent, nxt_indent)
-          .or(self.expected_spanned("else or elif", self.index..self.index + 1));
+          .or(self.expected_spanned("'else' or 'elif'", self.index..self.index + 1));
       }
       elifs.push((cond, then));
     }
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
     self.consume_new_line()?;
     indent.enter_level();
 
-    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("case", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
+    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("'case'", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
     let (case, mut nxt_indent) = self.parse_match_case(indent)?;
     let mut arms = vec![case];
     while nxt_indent == *indent {
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
       if nxt_indent != *indent {
         return self
           .expected_indent(*indent, nxt_indent)
-          .or(self.expected_spanned("case", self.index..self.index + 1));
+          .or(self.expected_spanned("'case'", self.index..self.index + 1));
       }
       let (case, stmt, nxt_indent_) = self.parse_switch_case(indent)?;
       nxt_indent = nxt_indent_;
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
     self.consume_new_line()?;
     indent.enter_level();
 
-    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("case", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
+    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("'case'", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
     let (case, mut nxt_indent) = self.parse_match_case(indent)?;
     let mut arms = vec![case];
     while nxt_indent == *indent {
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
     self.consume_new_line()?;
     indent.enter_level();
 
-    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("when", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
+    self.consume_indent_exactly(*indent).or(self.expected_spanned("'when'", self.index..self.index + 1))?;
     self.parse_keyword("when")?;
     let cond = self.parse_expr(true, false)?;
     self.skip_trivia_inline()?;
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ impl<'a> PyParser<'a> {
     if nxt_indent != *indent {
       return self
         .expected_indent(*indent, nxt_indent)
-        .or(self.expected_spanned("else", self.index..self.index + 1));
+        .or(self.expected_spanned("'else'", self.index..self.index + 1));
     }
     self.parse_keyword("else")?;
     self.skip_trivia_inline()?;
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/compile_file__elif_no_else.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/compile_file__elif_no_else.bend.snap
index 4d243bf36..b812d1cb3 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/compile_file__elif_no_else.bend.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/compile_file__elif_no_else.bend.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/compile_file/elif_no_else.bend
 ---
 Errors:
 In tests/golden_tests/compile_file/elif_no_else.bend :
-- expected: else or elif
+- expected: 'else' or 'elif'
 - detected: end of input
   6 |  
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__bend_missing_else.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__bend_missing_else.bend.snap
index 02a51b3a2..e00a8c9fd 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__bend_missing_else.bend.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__bend_missing_else.bend.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/parse_file/bend_missing_else.bend
 ---
 Errors:
 In tests/golden_tests/parse_file/bend_missing_else.bend :
-- expected: else
+- expected: 'else'
 - detected:
   14 | def main():
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__fold_missing_case.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__fold_missing_case.bend.snap
index 6722c5bba..81926ecc5 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__fold_missing_case.bend.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__fold_missing_case.bend.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/parse_file/fold_missing_case.bend
 ---
 Errors:
 In tests/golden_tests/parse_file/fold_missing_case.bend :
-- expected: case
+- expected: 'case'
 - detected: end of input
   4 |  
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__if_missing_else.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__if_missing_else.bend.snap
index f812d550a..8756e211d 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__if_missing_else.bend.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__if_missing_else.bend.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/parse_file/if_missing_else.bend
 ---
 Errors:
 In tests/golden_tests/parse_file/if_missing_else.bend :
-- expected: else or elif
+- expected: 'else' or 'elif'
 - detected: end of input
   5 |  
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__match_missing_case.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__match_missing_case.bend.snap
index ed631ebed..5c7ad9e29 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/parse_file__match_missing_case.bend.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/parse_file__match_missing_case.bend.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/parse_file/match_missing_case.bend
 ---
 Errors:
 In tests/golden_tests/parse_file/match_missing_case.bend :
-- expected: case
+- expected: 'case'
 - detected: end of input
   4 |