diff --git a/tests/eosio.msig_tests.cpp b/tests/eosio.msig_tests.cpp
index 766f1ef8..609a2715 100644
--- a/tests/eosio.msig_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/eosio.msig_tests.cpp
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( update_system_contract_all_approve, eosio_msig_tester )
 
    set_code( config::system_account_name, contracts::system_wasm() );
    set_abi( config::system_account_name, contracts::system_abi().data() );
-   base_tester::push_action(config::system_account_name, N(init),
-                                            config::system_account_name,  mutable_variant_object()
-                                            ("core", CORE_SYM_STR));
+   base_tester::push_action( config::system_account_name, N(init),
+                             config::system_account_name,  mutable_variant_object()
+                              ("core", CORE_SYM_STR) );
    produce_blocks();
    create_account_with_resources( N(alice1111111), N(eosio), core_sym::from_string("1.0000"), false );
    create_account_with_resources( N(bob111111111), N(eosio), core_sym::from_string("0.4500"), false );
@@ -525,7 +525,9 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( update_system_contract_major_approve, eosio_msig_tester
 
    set_code( config::system_account_name, contracts::system_wasm() );
    set_abi( config::system_account_name, contracts::system_abi().data() );
-
+   base_tester::push_action( config::system_account_name, N(init),
+                             config::system_account_name,  mutable_variant_object()
+                                 ("core", CORE_SYM_STR) );
    produce_blocks();
 
    create_account_with_resources( N(alice1111111), N(eosio), core_sym::from_string("1.0000"), false );
diff --git a/tests/test_symbol.hpp b/tests/test_symbol.hpp
index 21cff898..598ea434 100644
--- a/tests/test_symbol.hpp
+++ b/tests/test_symbol.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #pragma once
-#define CORE_SYM SY(4, TST)
+
 #define CORE_SYM_NAME "TST"
-#define CORE_SYM_STR "4,TST"
+#define CORE_SYM_PRECISION 4
+
+#define _STRINGIZE1(x) #x
+#define _STRINGIZE2(x) _STRINGIZE1(x)
+
+#define CORE_SYM_STR ( _STRINGIZE2(CORE_SYM_PRECISION) "," CORE_SYM_NAME )
+#define CORE_SYM  ( ::eosio::chain::string_to_symbol_c( CORE_SYM_PRECISION, CORE_SYM_NAME ) )
 
 struct core_sym {
    static inline eosio::chain::asset from_string(const std::string& s) {
      return eosio::chain::asset::from_string(s + " " CORE_SYM_NAME);
    }
 };
-