diff --git a/data-formats/src/constants/mod.rs b/data-formats/src/constants/mod.rs
index 45212d526..09ca90d62 100644
--- a/data-formats/src/constants/mod.rs
+++ b/data-formats/src/constants/mod.rs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for MessageType {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize_repr, Deserialize_repr)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize_repr, Deserialize_repr, PartialEq)]
 #[repr(u16)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum ErrorCode {
diff --git a/data-formats/src/messages/v10/error.rs b/data-formats/src/messages/v10/error.rs
index 30d9d4ca0..180e1792b 100644
--- a/data-formats/src/messages/v10/error.rs
+++ b/data-formats/src/messages/v10/error.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_tuple::{Deserialize_tuple, Serialize_tuple};
 
 use crate::{
     constants::{ErrorCode, MessageType},
     messages::{ClientMessage, EncryptionRequirement, Message, ServerMessage},
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize_tuple, Deserialize_tuple)]
 pub struct ErrorMessage {
     error_code: ErrorCode,
     previous_message_type: MessageType,
@@ -75,3 +75,50 @@ impl Message for ErrorMessage {
 
 impl ClientMessage for ErrorMessage {}
 impl ServerMessage for ErrorMessage {}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use std::u128;
+
+    use super::ErrorCode;
+    use super::ErrorMessage;
+    use super::MessageType;
+    use crate::Serializable;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_message_serialization() {
+        let error_code = ErrorCode::InvalidOwnershipVoucher;
+        let previous_message_type = MessageType::TO0OwnerSign;
+        let error_string = "Ownership voucher manufacturer not trusted".to_string();
+        let error_uuid = 16378777930150272023 as u128;
+        let error = ErrorMessage::new(error_code, previous_message_type, error_string, error_uuid);
+
+        let serialized_error = error.serialize_data();
+        assert!(serialized_error.is_ok());
+        let serialized_data = serialized_error.unwrap();
+        let serialized_string = hex::encode(serialized_data);
+        // Check the error message is serialized as a CBOR array
+        assert!(serialized_string.starts_with("85"));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_message_deserialization() {
+        let error_message_encoded = "850216782a4f776e65727368697020766f7563686572206d616e756661637475726572206e6f742074727573746564f61be34d1bbfbd9d5c17";
+
+        let error_code = ErrorCode::InvalidOwnershipVoucher;
+        let previous_message_type = MessageType::TO0OwnerSign;
+        let error_string = "Ownership voucher manufacturer not trusted".to_string();
+        let error_uuid = 16378777930150272023 as u128;
+
+        let error_decoded = hex::decode(error_message_encoded);
+        assert!(error_decoded.is_ok());
+        let mut error_bytes = error_decoded.unwrap();
+        let error_test = &error_bytes.as_mut_slice();
+        let error_deserialized = ErrorMessage::deserialize_data(error_test);
+        assert!(error_deserialized.is_ok());
+        let error_message = error_deserialized.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_code(), error_code);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.previous_message_type(), previous_message_type);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_string(), error_string);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_uuid(), error_uuid);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/data-formats/src/messages/v11/error.rs b/data-formats/src/messages/v11/error.rs
index 6699ec7ef..7ca39d2d3 100644
--- a/data-formats/src/messages/v11/error.rs
+++ b/data-formats/src/messages/v11/error.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_tuple::{Deserialize_tuple, Serialize_tuple};
 
 use crate::{
     constants::{ErrorCode, MessageType},
     messages::{ClientMessage, EncryptionRequirement, Message, ServerMessage},
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize_tuple, Deserialize_tuple)]
 pub struct ErrorMessage {
     error_code: ErrorCode,
     previous_message_type: MessageType,
@@ -75,3 +75,50 @@ impl Message for ErrorMessage {
 
 impl ClientMessage for ErrorMessage {}
 impl ServerMessage for ErrorMessage {}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use std::u128;
+
+    use super::ErrorCode;
+    use super::ErrorMessage;
+    use super::MessageType;
+    use crate::Serializable;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_message_serialization() {
+        let error_code = ErrorCode::InvalidOwnershipVoucher;
+        let previous_message_type = MessageType::TO0OwnerSign;
+        let error_string = "Ownership voucher manufacturer not trusted".to_string();
+        let error_uuid = 16378777930150272023 as u128;
+        let error = ErrorMessage::new(error_code, previous_message_type, error_string, error_uuid);
+
+        let serialized_error = error.serialize_data();
+        assert!(serialized_error.is_ok());
+        let serialized_data = serialized_error.unwrap();
+        let serialized_string = hex::encode(serialized_data);
+        // Check the error message is serialized as a CBOR array
+        assert!(serialized_string.starts_with("85"));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_error_message_deserialization() {
+        let error_message_encoded = "850216782a4f776e65727368697020766f7563686572206d616e756661637475726572206e6f742074727573746564f61be34d1bbfbd9d5c17";
+
+        let error_code = ErrorCode::InvalidOwnershipVoucher;
+        let previous_message_type = MessageType::TO0OwnerSign;
+        let error_string = "Ownership voucher manufacturer not trusted".to_string();
+        let error_uuid = 16378777930150272023 as u128;
+
+        let error_decoded = hex::decode(error_message_encoded);
+        assert!(error_decoded.is_ok());
+        let mut error_bytes = error_decoded.unwrap();
+        let error_test = &error_bytes.as_mut_slice();
+        let error_deserialized = ErrorMessage::deserialize_data(error_test);
+        assert!(error_deserialized.is_ok());
+        let error_message = error_deserialized.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_code(), error_code);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.previous_message_type(), previous_message_type);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_string(), error_string);
+        assert_eq!(error_message.error_uuid(), error_uuid);
+    }
+}