diff --git a/core/translate/planner.rs b/core/translate/planner.rs
index f659d1a23..f72963234 100644
--- a/core/translate/planner.rs
+++ b/core/translate/planner.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ pub fn bind_column_references(
                     Ok(())
                 } else {
                     // Unquoted identifiers must resolve to columns - no fallback
-                    crate::bail_parse_error!("Column {} not found", id.as_str())
+                    crate::bail_parse_error!("no such column: {}", id.as_str())
                 }
             }
             Expr::Qualified(tbl, id) => {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ pub fn bind_column_references(
                         .is_some_and(|name| name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&normalized_id))
                 });
                 let Some(col_idx) = col_idx else {
-                    crate::bail_parse_error!("Column {} not found", normalized_id);
+                    crate::bail_parse_error!("no such column: {}", normalized_id);
                 };
                 let col = tbl.columns().get(col_idx).unwrap();
                 *expr = Expr::Column {
diff --git a/core/translate/update.rs b/core/translate/update.rs
index f3636cadc..80d958f82 100644
--- a/core/translate/update.rs
+++ b/core/translate/update.rs
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ pub fn prepare_update_plan(
     for set in &mut body.sets {
         let ident = normalize_ident(set.col_names[0].as_str());
         let Some(col_index) = column_lookup.get(&ident) else {
-            bail_parse_error!("Parse error: no such column: {}", ident);
+            bail_parse_error!("no such column: {}", ident);
         };
 
-        let _ = bind_column_references(&mut set.expr, &mut table_references, None, connection);
+        bind_column_references(&mut set.expr, &mut table_references, None, connection)?;
 
         if let Some(idx) = set_clauses.iter().position(|(idx, _)| *idx == *col_index) {
             set_clauses[idx].1 = set.expr.clone();
diff --git a/testing/cli_tests/extensions.py b/testing/cli_tests/extensions.py
index b145fb40a..11c9607f8 100755
--- a/testing/cli_tests/extensions.py
+++ b/testing/cli_tests/extensions.py
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ def test_csv():
     )
     limbo.run_test_fn(
         "SELECT c1 FROM t1;",
-        lambda res: "Parse error: Column c1 not found" in res,
+        lambda res: "Parse error: no such column: c1" in res,
         "Empty CSV table without header should not have columns other than 'c0'",
     )
 
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def test_csv():
     )
     limbo.run_test_fn(
         "SELECT c0 FROM t2;",
-        lambda res: "Parse error: Column c0 not found" in res,
+        lambda res: "Parse error: no such column: c0" in res,
         "Empty CSV table with header should not have columns other than '(NULL)'",
     )
 
diff --git a/testing/update.test b/testing/update.test
index 8c225aba1..f0488678a 100755
--- a/testing/update.test
+++ b/testing/update.test
@@ -269,4 +269,9 @@ do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} update-single-rowid {
     INSERT INTO t VALUES (1);
     UPDATE t SET x = 2 WHERE x = 1;
     SELECT * FROM t;
-} {2}
\ No newline at end of file
+} {2}
+
+do_execsql_test_in_memory_error_content update-set-expression-missing-identifier {
+    CREATE TABLE t0 (c0 INT);
+    UPDATE t0 SET c0 = 1, c0 = c1;
+} {".*no such column: c1.*"}