diff --git a/model/rulefmt/rulefmt_test.go b/model/rulefmt/rulefmt_test.go
index d79ee94e2..d6499538e 100644
--- a/model/rulefmt/rulefmt_test.go
+++ b/model/rulefmt/rulefmt_test.go
@@ -73,12 +73,21 @@ func TestParseFileFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			filename: "invalid_label_name.bad.yaml",
 			errMsg:   "invalid label name",
 		},
+		{
+			filename: "record_and_for.bad.yaml",
+			errMsg:   "invalid field 'for' in recording rule",
+		},
+		{
+			filename: "record_and_keep_firing_for.bad.yaml",
+			errMsg:   "invalid field 'keep_firing_for' in recording rule",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range table {
 		_, errs := ParseFile(filepath.Join("testdata", c.filename))
 		require.NotNil(t, errs, "Expected error parsing %s but got none", c.filename)
-		require.Error(t, errs[0], c.errMsg, "Expected error for %s.", c.filename)
+		require.Error(t, errs[0])
+		require.Containsf(t, errs[0].Error(), c.errMsg, "Expected error for %s.", c.filename)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_for.bad.yaml b/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_for.bad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15d428a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_for.bad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+groups:
+  - name: yolo
+    rules:
+      - record: Hello
+        expr: 1
+        for: 1m
diff --git a/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_keep_firing_for.bad.yaml b/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_keep_firing_for.bad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb8192f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/rulefmt/testdata/record_and_keep_firing_for.bad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+groups:
+  - name: yolo
+    rules:
+      - record: Hello
+        expr: 1
+        keep_firing_for: 1m