diff --git a/lib/cli/run.js b/lib/cli/run.js
index 35498f5c39..1d8a26d872 100644
--- a/lib/cli/run.js
+++ b/lib/cli/run.js
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 
 const Mocha = require('../mocha');
 const ansi = require('ansi-colors');
-const errors = require('../errors');
-const createInvalidArgumentValueError = errors.createInvalidArgumentValueError;
-const createMissingArgumentError = errors.createMissingArgumentError;
+const {
+  createInvalidArgumentValueError,
+  createMissingArgumentError
+} = require('../errors');
 
 const {
   list,
@@ -261,17 +262,15 @@ exports.builder = yargs =>
       if (argv.invert && !('fgrep' in argv || 'grep' in argv)) {
         throw createMissingArgumentError(
           '"--invert" requires one of "--fgrep <str>" or "--grep <regexp>"',
-          '--invert',
-          argv.invert
+          '--fgrep|--grep',
+          'string|regexp'
         );
       }
 
       if (argv.compilers) {
         throw createInvalidArgumentValueError(
           `--compilers is DEPRECATED and no longer supported.
-          See ${ansi.cyan('https://git.io/vdcSr')} for migration information.`,
-          '--compilers',
-          argv.compilers
+          See ${ansi.cyan('https://git.io/vdcSr')} for migration information.`
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/options.spec.js b/test/integration/options.spec.js
index 3b39fc6c89..6854528566 100644
--- a/test/integration/options.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/options.spec.js
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ describe('options', function() {
         });
       });
 
-      it('fails if no --grep', function(done) {
+      it('should throw an error when `--invert` used in isolation', function(done) {
         args = ['--invert'];
         runMocha(
           'options/grep.fixture.js',
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ describe('options', function() {
             }
             expect(res, 'to satisfy', {
               code: 1,
-              output: /fgrep/
+              output: /--invert.*--grep <regexp>/
             });
             done();
           },