diff --git a/basis/xml/syntax/syntax-tests.factor b/basis/xml/syntax/syntax-tests.factor
index b3a039f794..f7fa4f2e6a 100644
--- a/basis/xml/syntax/syntax-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/xml/syntax/syntax-tests.factor
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ XML-NS: foo http://blah.com
 ] unit-test
 
 {
-    "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><a>asdf<asdf/>asdf2</a"
+    "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><a>asdf<asdf/>asdf2</a>"
 } [
     default-prolog
     "asdf"
diff --git a/extra/yaml/yaml-tests.factor b/extra/yaml/yaml-tests.factor
index 70b2967fa6..93fb171e59 100644
--- a/extra/yaml/yaml-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/yaml/yaml-tests.factor
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ ${ test-types } [ $ test-types >yaml yaml> ] unit-test
 ! Anchors
 CONSTANT: test-anchors "- &1 \"1\"
 - *1
-- &2 ["1","2"]
+- &2 [\"1\",\"2\"]
 - *2
 - &3
-  *1 : "one"
+  *1 : \"one\"
 - *3
 "
 CONSTANT: test-anchors-obj {