diff --git a/test/unit/html-tag.html b/test/unit/html-tag.html
index 3fa75bd560..b633853ff9 100644
--- a/test/unit/html-tag.html
+++ b/test/unit/html-tag.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
         assert.instanceOf(t.content.lastChild, Comment);
       });
       test('escaping works as expected', function() {
-        let t = Polymer.html`<span>\f\o\o</span>`;
-        assert.equal(t.innerHTML, '<span>\\f\\o\\o</span>');
+        let t = Polymer.html`<span>the \`price\` is \${{foo}}\n</span>`;
+        assert.equal(t.innerHTML, '<span>the `price` is ${{foo}}\n</span>');
       });
       test('variables work', function() {
         let a = 3;