diff --git a/tests/edit-failed-tests b/tests/edit-failed-tests
index 9112c2a..e3a7668 100755
--- a/tests/edit-failed-tests
+++ b/tests/edit-failed-tests
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type perl sponge >/dev/null || { print -ru2 -- "$0: This script requires perl(1)
 
 local editor=( "${(@Q)${(z)${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}}}}" )
 () { 
-  > "$2" perl -nE '$highlighter = $1 if /^Running test (\S*)/; say "highlighters/${highlighter}/test-data/$1.zsh" if /^# (\S*)/' "$1"
+  > "$2" perl -nE '$highlighter = $1 if /^Running test (\S*)/; say "highlighters/${highlighter}/test-data/$1.zsh" if /^## (\S*)/' "$1"
   >>"$2" echo ""
   >>"$2" cat <"$1"
   "${editor[@]}" -- "$2"
diff --git a/tests/test-highlighting.zsh b/tests/test-highlighting.zsh
index be95b51..c75c844 100755
--- a/tests/test-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/tests/test-highlighting.zsh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ run_test_internal() {
 
   # Print the plan line, and some comments for human readers
   echo "1..$(( $#expected_region_highlight + 1))"
-  echo "## ${1:t:r}"
+  echo "## ${1:t:r}" # note: tests/edit-failed-tests looks for the "##" emitted by this line
   [[ -n $PREBUFFER ]] && printf '# %s\n' "$(typeset_p PREBUFFER)"
   [[ -n $BUFFER ]] && printf '# %s\n' "$(typeset_p BUFFER)"