diff --git a/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou b/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou
index c9fc5d5d..925e19d4 100644
--- a/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou
+++ b/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import "stdlib/io.jou"
 
-# Output: compiler error in file "tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou", line 5: missing ' to end the byte literal
+# Output: compiler error in file "tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou", line 6: missing " to end the string
 def main() -> int:
-    a = '\
-    't\''
+    a = "\
+    asdf
     printf(a)
     return 0