diff --git a/test/editor/deserialize-test.js b/test/editor/deserialize-test.js
index be8fe8aeab..4184552559 100644
--- a/test/editor/deserialize-test.js
+++ b/test/editor/deserialize-test.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('editor/deserialize', function() {
             expect(parts[2]).toStrictEqual({type: "plain", text: "!"});
         });
         it('user pill with displayname containing backslash', function() {
-            const html = "Hi <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@alice:hs.tld\">Alice\</a>!";
+            const html = "Hi <a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@alice:hs.tld\">Alice\\</a>!";
             const parts = normalize(parseEvent(htmlMessage(html), createPartCreator()));
             expect(parts.length).toBe(3);
             expect(parts[0]).toStrictEqual({type: "plain", text: "Hi "});
diff --git a/test/editor/serialize-test.js b/test/editor/serialize-test.js
index d5fb800600..a69e3598e3 100644
--- a/test/editor/serialize-test.js
+++ b/test/editor/serialize-test.js
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ describe('editor/serialize', function() {
         const html = htmlSerializeIfNeeded(model, {});
         expect(html).toBe("<em>hello</em> world");
     });
-    it('displaynames ending in a backslash work', function () {
+    it('displaynames ending in a backslash work', function() {
         const pc = createPartCreator();
         const model = new EditorModel([pc.userPill("Displayname\\", "@user:server")]);
         const html = htmlSerializeIfNeeded(model, {});
-        expect(html).toBe("<a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@user:server\">Displayname\</a>");
+        expect(html).toBe("<a href=\"https://matrix.to/#/@user:server\">Displayname\\</a>");
     });
-    it('displaynames containing a closing square bracket work', function () {
+    it('displaynames containing a closing square bracket work', function() {
         const pc = createPartCreator();
         const model = new EditorModel([pc.userPill("Displayname]", "@user:server")]);
         const html = htmlSerializeIfNeeded(model, {});