diff --git a/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.test.tsx
index 143d9faa6e..e1b16dd591 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.test.tsx
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ describe('Form error list', () => {
   })
 
   it('renders a custom heading', () => {
-    render(<FormErrorList errors={testErrors} heading="Testheading" />)
+    render(<FormErrorList errors={testErrors} heading="Test heading" />)
 
-    const component = screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Testheading' })
+    const component = screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Test heading' })
 
     expect(component).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
diff --git a/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.tsx b/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.tsx
index ce29f292e4..15dc5c3c8b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/FormErrorList/FormErrorList.tsx
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export const FormErrorList = forwardRef(
       <Alert
         {...restProps}
         className={clsx('ams-form-error-list', className)}
+        heading={heading}
         headingLevel={headingLevel}
         ref={ref}
         role="alert"
         severity="error"
-        title={heading}
       >
         <LinkList>
           {errors.map(({ id, label }) => (