diff --git a/test/api/unit/libs/stringUtils.test.js b/test/api/unit/libs/stringUtils.test.js
index 7183ecaecd..0596cd16b9 100644
--- a/test/api/unit/libs/stringUtils.test.js
+++ b/test/api/unit/libs/stringUtils.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import bannedWords from '../../../../website/server/libs/bannedWords';
 describe('stringUtils', () => {
   describe('getMatchesByWordArray', () => {
     it('check all banned words are matched', async () => {
-      const message = bannedWords.join(',');
+      const message = bannedWords.join(',').replace(/\\/g, '');
       const matches = getMatchesByWordArray(message, bannedWords);
       expect(matches.length).to.equal(bannedWords.length);
     });