diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/cms/mat/cql_elm_translation/service/filters/CqlTranslatorExceptionFilter.java b/src/main/java/gov/cms/mat/cql_elm_translation/service/filters/CqlTranslatorExceptionFilter.java
index afd2bd5..05dafe2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/cms/mat/cql_elm_translation/service/filters/CqlTranslatorExceptionFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/cms/mat/cql_elm_translation/service/filters/CqlTranslatorExceptionFilter.java
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ private List<CqlCompilerException> filterOutCustomErrors(
     return filteredCqlTranslatorExceptions.stream()
         .filter(
             cqlCompilerException ->
-                !"no viable alternative at input 'define :'"
-                    .equalsIgnoreCase(cqlCompilerException.getMessage()))
+                !cqlCompilerException
+                    .getMessage()
+                    .contains("no viable alternative at input 'define"))
         .toList();
   }
 }