diff --git a/android/fixture.go b/android/fixture.go
index 0efe329..ae24b91 100644
--- a/android/fixture.go
+++ b/android/fixture.go
@@ -182,7 +182,13 @@
 	// Create a Fixture.
 	Fixture(t *testing.T, preparers ...FixturePreparer) Fixture
 
-	// Run the test, expecting no errors, returning a TestResult instance.
+	// Set the error handler that will be used to check any errors reported by the test.
+	//
+	// The default handlers is FixtureExpectsNoErrors which will fail the go test immediately if any
+	// errors are reported.
+	SetErrorHandler(errorHandler FixtureErrorHandler) FixtureFactory
+
+	// Run the test, checking any errors reported and returning a TestResult instance.
 	//
 	// Shorthand for Fixture(t, preparers...).RunTest()
 	RunTest(t *testing.T, preparers ...FixturePreparer) *TestResult
@@ -202,6 +208,9 @@
 	return &fixtureFactory{
 		buildDirSupplier: buildDirSupplier,
 		preparers:        dedupAndFlattenPreparers(nil, preparers),
+
+		// Set the default error handler.
+		errorHandler: FixtureExpectsNoErrors,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -352,9 +361,84 @@
 	return &simpleFixturePreparer{function: preparer}
 }
 
+// FixtureErrorHandler determines how to respond to errors reported by the code under test.
+//
+// Some possible responses:
+// * Fail the test if any errors are reported, see FixtureExpectsNoErrors.
+// * Fail the test if at least one error that matches a pattern is not reported see
+//   FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern
+// * Fail the test if any unexpected errors are reported.
+//
+// Although at the moment all the error handlers are implemented as simply a wrapper around a
+// function this is defined as an interface to allow future enhancements, e.g. provide different
+// ways other than patterns to match an error and to combine handlers together.
+type FixtureErrorHandler interface {
+	// CheckErrors checks the errors reported.
+	//
+	// The supplied result can be used to access the state of the code under test just as the main
+	// body of the test would but if any errors other than ones expected are reported the state may
+	// be indeterminate.
+	CheckErrors(result *TestResult, errs []error)
+}
+
+type simpleErrorHandler struct {
+	function func(result *TestResult, errs []error)
+}
+
+func (h simpleErrorHandler) CheckErrors(result *TestResult, errs []error) {
+	h.function(result, errs)
+}
+
+// The default fixture error handler.
+//
+// Will fail the test immediately if any errors are reported.
+var FixtureExpectsNoErrors = FixtureCustomErrorHandler(
+	func(result *TestResult, errs []error) {
+		FailIfErrored(result.T, errs)
+	},
+)
+
+// FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneMatchingError returns an error handler that will cause the test to fail
+// if at least one error that matches the regular expression is not found.
+//
+// The test will be failed if:
+// * No errors are reported.
+// * One or more errors are reported but none match the pattern.
+//
+// The test will not fail if:
+// * Multiple errors are reported that do not match the pattern as long as one does match.
+func FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern(pattern string) FixtureErrorHandler {
+	return FixtureCustomErrorHandler(func(result *TestResult, errs []error) {
+		FailIfNoMatchingErrors(result.T, pattern, errs)
+	})
+}
+
+// FixtureExpectsOneErrorToMatchPerPattern returns an error handler that will cause the test to fail
+// if there are any unexpected errors.
+//
+// The test will be failed if:
+// * The number of errors reported does not exactly match the patterns.
+// * One or more of the reported errors do not match a pattern.
+// * No patterns are provided and one or more errors are reported.
+//
+// The test will not fail if:
+// * One or more of the patterns does not match an error.
+func FixtureExpectsAllErrorsToMatchAPattern(patterns []string) FixtureErrorHandler {
+	return FixtureCustomErrorHandler(func(result *TestResult, errs []error) {
+		CheckErrorsAgainstExpectations(result.T, errs, patterns)
+	})
+}
+
+// FixtureCustomErrorHandler creates a custom error handler
+func FixtureCustomErrorHandler(function func(result *TestResult, errs []error)) FixtureErrorHandler {
+	return simpleErrorHandler{
+		function: function,
+	}
+}
+
 // Fixture defines the test environment.
 type Fixture interface {
-	// Run the test, expecting no errors, returning a TestResult instance.
+	// Run the test, checking any errors reported and returning a TestResult instance.
 	RunTest() *TestResult
 }
 
@@ -454,25 +538,29 @@
 type fixtureFactory struct {
 	buildDirSupplier *string
 	preparers        []*simpleFixturePreparer
+	errorHandler     FixtureErrorHandler
 }
 
 func (f *fixtureFactory) Extend(preparers ...FixturePreparer) FixtureFactory {
 	all := append(f.preparers, dedupAndFlattenPreparers(f.preparers, preparers)...)
-	return &fixtureFactory{
-		buildDirSupplier: f.buildDirSupplier,
-		preparers:        all,
-	}
+	// Copy the existing factory.
+	extendedFactory := &fixtureFactory{}
+	*extendedFactory = *f
+	// Use the extended list of preparers.
+	extendedFactory.preparers = all
+	return extendedFactory
 }
 
 func (f *fixtureFactory) Fixture(t *testing.T, preparers ...FixturePreparer) Fixture {
 	config := TestConfig(*f.buildDirSupplier, nil, "", nil)
 	ctx := NewTestContext(config)
 	fixture := &fixture{
-		factory: f,
-		t:       t,
-		config:  config,
-		ctx:     ctx,
-		mockFS:  make(MockFS),
+		factory:      f,
+		t:            t,
+		config:       config,
+		ctx:          ctx,
+		mockFS:       make(MockFS),
+		errorHandler: f.errorHandler,
 	}
 
 	for _, preparer := range f.preparers {
@@ -486,6 +574,11 @@
 	return fixture
 }
 
+func (f *fixtureFactory) SetErrorHandler(errorHandler FixtureErrorHandler) FixtureFactory {
+	f.errorHandler = errorHandler
+	return f
+}
+
 func (f *fixtureFactory) RunTest(t *testing.T, preparers ...FixturePreparer) *TestResult {
 	t.Helper()
 	fixture := f.Fixture(t, preparers...)
@@ -498,11 +591,23 @@
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
+	// The factory used to create this fixture.
 	factory *fixtureFactory
-	t       *testing.T
-	config  Config
-	ctx     *TestContext
-	mockFS  MockFS
+
+	// The gotest state of the go test within which this was created.
+	t *testing.T
+
+	// The configuration prepared for this fixture.
+	config Config
+
+	// The test context prepared for this fixture.
+	ctx *TestContext
+
+	// The mock filesystem prepared for this fixture.
+	mockFS MockFS
+
+	// The error handler used to check the errors, if any, that are reported.
+	errorHandler FixtureErrorHandler
 }
 
 func (f *fixture) RunTest() *TestResult {
@@ -525,9 +630,9 @@
 
 	ctx.Register()
 	_, errs := ctx.ParseBlueprintsFiles("ignored")
-	FailIfErrored(f.t, errs)
-	_, errs = ctx.PrepareBuildActions(f.config)
-	FailIfErrored(f.t, errs)
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		_, errs = ctx.PrepareBuildActions(f.config)
+	}
 
 	result := &TestResult{
 		TestHelper:  TestHelper{T: f.t},
@@ -535,6 +640,9 @@
 		fixture:     f,
 		Config:      f.config,
 	}
+
+	f.errorHandler.CheckErrors(result, errs)
+
 	return result
 }