diff --git a/src/tests/api/interface/database_interface_test.h b/src/tests/api/interface/database_interface_test.h
index e5dc1fc0..4affde55 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/interface/database_interface_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/interface/database_interface_test.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ TEST_P(DatabaseInterfaceTest, writeUserMetadataShouldShouldWriteUserMetadata) {
 
 TEST_P(DatabaseInterfaceTest,
        updateMasterlistShouldThrowIfTheMasterlistPathGivenIsInvalid) {
-  EXPECT_THROW(db_->UpdateMasterlist(";//\?", url_, branch_), std::exception);
+  EXPECT_THROW(db_->UpdateMasterlist("//\?", url_, branch_), std::exception);
 }
 
 TEST_P(DatabaseInterfaceTest,
diff --git a/src/tests/api/internals/masterlist_test.h b/src/tests/api/internals/masterlist_test.h
index 33599f27..c301ef64 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/internals/masterlist_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/internals/masterlist_test.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(,
 TEST_P(MasterlistTest, updateShouldThrowIfAnInvalidPathIsGiven) {
   Masterlist masterlist;
 
-  EXPECT_THROW(masterlist.Update(";//\?", repoUrl, repoBranch),
+  EXPECT_THROW(masterlist.Update("//\?", repoUrl, repoBranch),
                std::system_error);
 }