diff --git a/test/new/table_cells.html b/test/new/table_cells.html
index 83bbc45989..694f7dddea 100644
--- a/test/new/table_cells.html
+++ b/test/new/table_cells.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 <table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>
 
-<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1|\\</td><td>2|\\</td></tr></tbody></table>
+<table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1|\</td><td>2|\</td></tr></tbody></table>
 
 <table><thead><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>
 
diff --git a/test/specs/original/specs-spec.js b/test/specs/original/specs-spec.js
index a3a1df437c..82d300a56b 100644
--- a/test/specs/original/specs-spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/original/specs-spec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ it('should run spec tests', () => {
   if (!specTests(['', '', '--stop'])) {
     // if tests fail rerun tests and show output
     console.log.and.callThrough();
-    specTests();
+    specTests([]);
     fail();
   }
 });