diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
index a0705735b7..a823cf5ac9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceTest.java
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ public class AuthorityServiceTest extends TestCase
         assertEquals(2, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, auth1234, false).size());
         assertEquals(1, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC1, false).size());
         assertEquals(0, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC2, false).size());
-        String authStuff = pubAuthorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC2, "|<>?~@:}{+_)(*&^%$£!¬`\\,./#';][=-0987654321 1234556678 '");
+        String authStuff = pubAuthorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC2, "|<>?~@:}{+_)(*&^%$£!¬`,./#';][=-0987654321 1234556678 '");
         assertEquals(3, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, auth1234, false).size());
         assertEquals(2, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC1, false).size());
         assertEquals(1, pubAuthorityService.getContainedAuthorities(AuthorityType.GROUP, authC2, false).size());