diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/AuthenticationTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/AuthenticationTest.java
index 0c260fb48b..3d8459f6fa 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/AuthenticationTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authentication/AuthenticationTest.java
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ public class AuthenticationTest extends TestCase
 
         if (! tenantService.isEnabled())
         {
-            authenticationService.createAuthentication("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?\\|", "".toCharArray());
-            authenticationService.authenticate("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?\\|", "".toCharArray());
-            assertEquals("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?\\|", authenticationService.getCurrentUserName());
+            authenticationService.createAuthentication("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?|", "".toCharArray());
+            authenticationService.authenticate("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?|", "".toCharArray());
+            assertEquals("Andy `\u00ac\u00a6!\u00a3$%^&*()-_=+\t\n\u0000[]{};'#:@~,./<>?|", authenticationService.getCurrentUserName());
         }
         else
         {