diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi.py b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
index a384064..b1d045c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
             self.assertRegex(err.replace(b'\r', b''),
                              br'Fatal Python error: a function returned NULL '
                                 br'without setting an error\n'
+                             br'Python runtime state: initialized\n'
                              br'SystemError: <built-in function '
                                  br'return_null_without_error> returned NULL '
                                  br'without setting an error\n'
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@
             self.assertRegex(err.replace(b'\r', b''),
                              br'Fatal Python error: a function returned a '
                                 br'result with an error set\n'
+                             br'Python runtime state: initialized\n'
                              br'ValueError\n'
                              br'\n'
                              br'The above exception was the direct cause '
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py b/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py
index b1aa8c3..2448744 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
 
     def check_error(self, code, line_number, fatal_error, *,
                     filename=None, all_threads=True, other_regex=None,
-                    fd=None, know_current_thread=True):
+                    fd=None, know_current_thread=True,
+                    py_fatal_error=False):
         """
         Check that the fault handler for fatal errors is enabled and check the
         traceback from the child process output.
@@ -110,10 +111,12 @@
             {header} \(most recent call first\):
               File "<string>", line {lineno} in <module>
             """
-        regex = dedent(regex.format(
+        if py_fatal_error:
+            fatal_error += "\nPython runtime state: initialized"
+        regex = dedent(regex).format(
             lineno=line_number,
             fatal_error=fatal_error,
-            header=header)).strip()
+            header=header).strip()
         if other_regex:
             regex += '|' + other_regex
         output, exitcode = self.get_output(code, filename=filename, fd=fd)
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@
             """,
             3,
             'in new thread',
-            know_current_thread=False)
+            know_current_thread=False,
+            py_fatal_error=True)
 
     def test_sigabrt(self):
         self.check_fatal_error("""
@@ -226,7 +230,8 @@
             faulthandler._fatal_error(b'xyz')
             """,
             2,
-            'xyz')
+            'xyz',
+            py_fatal_error=True)
 
     def test_fatal_error_without_gil(self):
         self.check_fatal_error("""
@@ -234,7 +239,8 @@
             faulthandler._fatal_error(b'xyz', True)
             """,
             2,
-            'xyz')
+            'xyz',
+            py_fatal_error=True)
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith('openbsd'),
                      "Issue #12868: sigaltstack() doesn't work on "