diff --git a/test/unit/shady-dynamic.html b/test/unit/shady-dynamic.html
index 0398818c40..d87183b692 100644
--- a/test/unit/shady-dynamic.html
+++ b/test/unit/shady-dynamic.html
@@ -1337,7 +1337,13 @@
   }
   const el = document.createElement('x-test');
   document.body.appendChild(el);
-  assert.equal(ShadyDOM.nativeTree.innerHTML(el), '<x-rereproject class="style-scope x-test"><x-reproject class="style-scope x-rereproject"><x-project class="style-scope x-reproject">x-project: [x-reproject: [x-rereproject: [<span id="projected" class="style-scope x-test">projected</span>]]]</x-project></x-reproject></x-rereproject>');
+  let child = ShadyDOM.nativeTree.firstElementChild(el);
+  assert.equal(child.localName, 'x-rereproject');
+  child = ShadyDOM.nativeTree.firstElementChild(child);
+  assert.equal(child.localName, 'x-reproject');
+  child = ShadyDOM.nativeTree.firstElementChild(child);
+  assert.equal(child.localName, 'x-project');
+  assert.equal(ShadyDOM.nativeTree.textContent(child), 'x-project: [x-reproject: [x-rereproject: [projected]]]');
   document.body.removeChild(el);
 });