diff --git a/specs/electra/validator.md b/specs/electra/validator.md
index 1cd4b91ec..ca92a1d95 100644
--- a/specs/electra/validator.md
+++ b/specs/electra/validator.md
@@ -207,9 +207,14 @@ def get_execution_requests(execution_requests_list: Sequence[bytes]) -> Executio
     prev_request_type = None
     for request in execution_requests_list:
         request_type, request_data = request[0:1], request[1:]
-        assert request_type in request_types, "unexpected request type"
-        assert len(request_data) != 0, "empty request data"
-        assert prev_request_type is None or prev_request_type < request_type, "not ascending order"
+
+        # Check that the request type is valid
+        assert request_type in request_types
+        # Check that the request data is not empty
+        assert len(request_data) != 0
+        # Check that requests are in strictly ascending order
+        # Each successive type must be greater than the last with no duplicates
+        assert prev_request_type is None or prev_request_type < request_type
         prev_request_type = request_type
 
         if request_type == DEPOSIT_REQUEST_TYPE:
diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/unittests/test_execution_requests.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/unittests/test_execution_requests.py
index 2a63c17a3..d57e72431 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/unittests/test_execution_requests.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/unittests/test_execution_requests.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def test_requests_deserialize__reject_duplicate_request(spec):
     try:
         spec.get_execution_requests(serialized_execution_requests)
         assert False, "expected exception"
-    except Exception as e:
-        assert "not ascending order" in str(e)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 
 @with_electra_and_later
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ def test_requests_deserialize__reject_out_of_order_requests(spec):
     try:
         spec.get_execution_requests(serialized_execution_requests)
         assert False, "expected exception"
-    except Exception as e:
-        assert "not ascending order" in str(e)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 
 @with_electra_and_later
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ def test_requests_deserialize__reject_empty_request(spec):
     try:
         spec.get_execution_requests(serialized_execution_requests)
         assert False, "expected exception"
-    except Exception as e:
-        assert "empty request data" in str(e)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 
 @with_electra_and_later
@@ -115,5 +115,5 @@ def test_requests_deserialize__reject_unexpected_request_type(spec):
     try:
         spec.get_execution_requests(serialized_execution_requests)
         assert False, "expected exception"
-    except Exception as e:
-        assert "unexpected request type" in str(e)
+    except Exception:
+        pass