diff --git a/pypika/queries.py b/pypika/queries.py
index 96a2cc20..d5042bc6 100644
--- a/pypika/queries.py
+++ b/pypika/queries.py
@@ -907,10 +907,10 @@ def insert(self, *terms: Any) -> "QueryBuilder":
         self._replace = False
 
     def insert_dict(self, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "QueryBuilder":
-        cols = data.keys()
-        if self._columns and self._columns != cols:
-            raise QueryException("Current columns differs from columns in keys")
+        if self._columns:
+            raise QueryException("Cannot mix use of columns() and insert_dict()")
 
+        cols = data.keys()
         builder = self.columns(*cols).insert(*data.values())
         builder._using_insert_dict = True
         return builder
diff --git a/pypika/tests/test_inserts.py b/pypika/tests/test_inserts.py
index d838f920..49071721 100644
--- a/pypika/tests/test_inserts.py
+++ b/pypika/tests/test_inserts.py
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ def test_inserting_dictionary_produces_builder(self):
         q = q.insert(2, datetime(2023, 4, 19))
         self.assertEqual("INSERT INTO \"abc\" (\"num\",\"timestamp\") VALUES (1,'2023-04-18T00:00:00'),(2,'2023-04-19T00:00:00')", str(q))
 
-    def test_columns_is_not_allowed_with_insert_dict(self):
-        with self.assertRaises(QueryException):
-            Query.into(self.table_abc).columns("a", "b").insert_dict({"num": 1})
+    def test_columns_is_not_allowed_with_insert_dict_even_with_matching_columns(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(QueryException, "Cannot mix use of columns.*and insert_dict"):
+            Query.into(self.table_abc).columns("num", "key").insert_dict({"num": 1, "key": "foo"})
 
-        with self.assertRaises(QueryException):
-            Query.into(self.table_abc).insert_dict({"num": 1}).columns("a", "b")
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(QueryException, "Cannot mix use of columns.*and insert_dict"):
+            Query.into(self.table_abc).insert_dict({"num": 1, "key": "foo"}).columns("num", "key")
 
 class PostgresInsertIntoOnConflictTests(unittest.TestCase):
     table_abc = Table("abc")