diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_user b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_user
index ff278b928098..6952bcd3ed8e 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_user
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_user
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ DROP USER IF EXISTS user1
 statement error username "node" reserved
 DROP USER node
 
-statement error pq: username "foo☂" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
+statement error pq: username "foo☂" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter, digit or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
 DROP USER foo☂
 
 statement ok
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/user b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/user
index 476b5df2e58e..1e8367f807cf 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/user
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/user
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ CREATE USER uSEr2 WITH PASSWORD 'cockroach'
 statement ok
 CREATE USER user3 WITH PASSWORD '蟑螂'
 
-statement error pq: username "foo☂" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
+statement error pq: username "foo☂" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter, digit or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
 CREATE USER foo☂
 
-statement error pq: username "-foo" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
+statement error pq: username "-foo" invalid; usernames are case insensitive, must start with a letter, digit or underscore, may contain letters, digits, dashes, or underscores, and must not exceed 63 characters
 CREATE USER "-foo"
 
 statement error at or near "-": syntax error