diff --git a/tests/error_syntax.nit b/tests/error_syntax.nit
index 104aa6bafd..bea282c32c 100644
--- a/tests/error_syntax.nit
+++ b/tests/error_syntax.nit
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 class A
 	#alt1#once
-	?&*
+	`?&*
 end
diff --git a/tests/sav/error_syntax.res b/tests/sav/error_syntax.res
index 832c37c2a1..030b151db1 100644
--- a/tests/sav/error_syntax.res
+++ b/tests/sav/error_syntax.res
@@ -1 +1 @@
-error_syntax.nit:19,2: Syntax Error: unknown token `?`.
+error_syntax.nit:19,2: Syntax Error: unknown token ``?`.
diff --git a/tests/sav/test_parser_args3.res b/tests/sav/test_parser_args3.res
index 2baaaf4af0..50f2b65446 100644
--- a/tests/sav/test_parser_args3.res
+++ b/tests/sav/test_parser_args3.res
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Error at ./error_syntax.nit:19,2:
-	Syntax Error: unknown token `?`.
+	Syntax Error: unknown token ``?`.