diff --git a/tests/functionaltests/test_ping.c b/tests/functionaltests/test_ping.c
index 183dda93..b447a6a1 100644
--- a/tests/functionaltests/test_ping.c
+++ b/tests/functionaltests/test_ping.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ping_server(void **state)
     prof_input("/ping");
     
     prof_timeout(10);
-    assert_true(prof_output_regex("Pinged server"));
+    assert_true(prof_output_regex("INTENTIONAL FAILURE"));
     prof_timeout_reset();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_common.c b/tests/unittests/test_common.c
index 889b2202..4e8a0bd2 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_common.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_common.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ replace_one_substr(void** state)
 
     char* result = str_replace(string, sub, new);
 
-    assert_string_equal("it was a string", result);
+    assert_string_equal("INTENTIONAL FAILURE", result);
 
     free(result);
 }