diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
index cd1d9fd6b..933aa176b 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class TestBugs extends TestCase {
         FileInputStream is = new FileInputStream(new File(cwd, "38256.ppt"));
         SlideShow ppt = new SlideShow(is);
         is.close();
-
+         
         assertTrue("No Exceptions while reading file", true);
 
         Slide[] slide = ppt.getSlides();
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ public class TestBugs extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(4, runs.length);
 
         HashSet txt = new HashSet();
-        txt.add("“HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT”");
+        txt.add("\u201CHAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT\u201D");
         txt.add("Have a HAPPY DAY");
-        txt.add("PS Nobody is allowed to hassle Scott TODAY…");
-        txt.add("Drinks will be in the Boardroom at 5pm today to celebrate Scott’s B’Day…  See you all there!");
+        txt.add("PS Nobody is allowed to hassle Scott TODAY\u2026");
+        txt.add("Drinks will be in the Boardroom at 5pm today to celebrate Scott\u2019s B\u2019Day\u2026  See you all there!");
 
         for (int i = 0; i < runs.length; i++) {
             String text = runs[i].getRawText();
-            assertTrue(txt.contains(text));
+            assertTrue(text, txt.contains(text));
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestRichTextRun.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestRichTextRun.java
index 2450c66c0..7561a5fe5 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestRichTextRun.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestRichTextRun.java
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ if(false) {
         assertEquals(2, txt.length);
 
         assertEquals(
-                "I’m a text box\r" +
+                "I\u2019m a text box\r" +
                 "With bullets\r" +
                 "That follow the design pattern\r" +
                 "From the slide master", txt[0].getRawText());
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ if(false) {
         assertEquals('\u2022', rt.getBulletChar());
 
         assertEquals(
-                "I’m a text box with user-defined\r" +
+                "I\u2019m a text box with user-defined\r" +
                 "bullet character", txt[1].getRawText());
         assertEquals(1, txt[1].getRichTextRuns().length);
         rt = txt[1].getRichTextRuns()[0];