diff --git a/test/functional/issue_statuses_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issue_statuses_controller_test.rb
index 6be40676d..59fff8141 100644
--- a/test/functional/issue_statuses_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issue_statuses_controller_test.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class IssueStatusesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     post :create, :issue_status => {:name => ''}
     assert_response :success
     assert_template 'new'
-    assert_error_tag :content => /name can&#x27;t be blank/i
+    assert_error_tag :content => /name #{ESCAPED_CANT} be blank/i
   end
 
   def test_edit
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class IssueStatusesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     put :update, :id => '3', :issue_status => {:name => ''}
     assert_response :success
     assert_template 'edit'
-    assert_error_tag :content => /name can&#x27;t be blank/i
+    assert_error_tag :content => /name #{ESCAPED_CANT} be blank/i
   end
 
   def test_destroy