diff --git a/app/schema_validation/__init__.py b/app/schema_validation/__init__.py
index 4cb27b12b..88f0e2421 100644
--- a/app/schema_validation/__init__.py
+++ b/app/schema_validation/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def build_error_message(errors, schema):
         field = "'{}' {}".format(e.path[0], e.schema.get('validationMessage')) if e.schema.get(
             'validationMessage') else e.message
         s = field.split("'")
-        field = OrderedDict({"error": "ValidationError", "message": "{}{}".format(s[1], s[2])})
+        field = {"error": "ValidationError", "message": "{}{}".format(s[1], s[2])}
         fields.append(field)
     message = {
         "status_code": 400,
diff --git a/tests/app/notifications/test_validators.py b/tests/app/notifications/test_validators.py
index 2810e75e5..03781bcb8 100644
--- a/tests/app/notifications/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/app/notifications/test_validators.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_check_template_is_for_notification_type_fails_when_template_type_does_n
     with pytest.raises(BadRequestError) as e:
         check_template_is_for_notification_type(notification_type=notification_type,
                                                 template_type=template_type)
-    e.value.status_code == 400
+    assert e.value.status_code == 400
     error_message = '{0} template is not suitable for {1} notification'.format(template_type, notification_type)
     assert e.value.message == error_message
     assert e.value.fields == [{'template': error_message}]