diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 4efe1de..be82161 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -2146,8 +2146,8 @@ func ErrorAs(t TestingT, err error, target interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{
 	chain := buildErrorChainString(err, true)
 
 	return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Should be in error chain:\n"+
-		"expected: %T\n"+
-		"in chain: %s", target, chain,
+		"expected: %s\n"+
+		"in chain: %s", reflect.ValueOf(target).Elem().Type(), chain,
 	), msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
@@ -2164,8 +2164,8 @@ func NotErrorAs(t TestingT, err error, target interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interfa
 	chain := buildErrorChainString(err, true)
 
 	return Fail(t, fmt.Sprintf("Target error should not be in err chain:\n"+
-		"found: %T\n"+
-		"in chain: %s", target, chain,
+		"found: %s\n"+
+		"in chain: %s", reflect.ValueOf(target).Elem().Type(), chain,
 	), msgAndArgs...)
 }
 
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index bb6af1b..503eadb 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ func TestErrorAs(t *testing.T) {
 			result: false,
 			resultErrMsg: "" +
 				"Should be in error chain:\n" +
-				"expected: **assert.customError\n" +
+				"expected: *assert.customError\n" +
 				"in chain: \"EOF\" (*errors.errorString)\n",
 		},
 		{
@@ -3375,7 +3375,7 @@ func TestErrorAs(t *testing.T) {
 			result: false,
 			resultErrMsg: "" +
 				"Should be in error chain:\n" +
-				"expected: **assert.customError\n" +
+				"expected: *assert.customError\n" +
 				"in chain: \n",
 		},
 		{
@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@ func TestErrorAs(t *testing.T) {
 			result: false,
 			resultErrMsg: "" +
 				"Should be in error chain:\n" +
-				"expected: **assert.customError\n" +
+				"expected: *assert.customError\n" +
 				"in chain: \"abc: def\" (*fmt.wrapError)\n" +
 				"\t\"def\" (*errors.errorString)\n",
 		},
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ func TestNotErrorAs(t *testing.T) {
 			result: false,
 			resultErrMsg: "" +
 				"Target error should not be in err chain:\n" +
-				"found: **assert.customError\n" +
+				"found: *assert.customError\n" +
 				"in chain: \"wrap: fail\" (*fmt.wrapError)\n" +
 				"\t\"fail\" (*assert.customError)\n",
 		},