diff --git a/test/segments/vcs-git.spec b/test/segments/vcs-git.spec
index f5777a1..ab2962c 100755
--- a/test/segments/vcs-git.spec
+++ b/test/segments/vcs-git.spec
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ function testBranchNameScriptingVulnerability() {
   git add . 2>/dev/null
   git commit -m "Initial commit" >/dev/null
 
-  assertEquals "%K{002} %F{000} %f%F{000} \$(./evil_script.sh) %k%F{002}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals '%K{002} %F{000} $(./evil_script.sh) %k%F{002}%f ' "$(build_left_prompt)"
 }
 
 source shunit2/shunit2
diff --git a/test/segments/vcs-hg.spec b/test/segments/vcs-hg.spec
index de7c5d3..c4289ce 100755
--- a/test/segments/vcs-hg.spec
+++ b/test/segments/vcs-hg.spec
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function testBranchNameScriptingVulnerability() {
   hg add . >/dev/null
   hg commit -m "Initial commit" >/dev/null
 
-  assertEquals "%K{002} %F{000} \$(./evil_script.sh) %k%F{002}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals '%K{002} %F{000} $(./evil_script.sh) %k%F{002}%f ' "$(build_left_prompt)"
 }
 
 source shunit2/shunit2