diff --git a/src/tests.asm b/src/tests.asm
index b14ce17..547986b 100644
--- a/src/tests.asm
+++ b/src/tests.asm
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ section .rodata
 	putsStr		db	"Howdy, environment!",EOS
 	;printf()
 	addTestHeader(_printf, "printf")
-	addTest(printf_invalid, "printf(''H%ell%0 T\\%t\he%%%re%\n'')") ;'H%ell%0 T\\%t\he%%re%' => 21 (+1 for NL)
-	printfStr1	db	"H%ell%0 T\\%t\he%%%re%\n",EOS
+	addTest(printf_invalid, "printf(''H%e%9ll%0 T\\%t\he%%%re%\n'')") ;'H%e%9ll%0 T\\%t\he%%re%' => 23 (+1 for NL)
+	printfStr1	db	"H%e%9ll%0 T\\%t\he%%%re%\n",EOS
 	addTest(printf_hexpadd, "printf(''%x | %16x | %016x | %#16x | %#016x\n%X | %016X | %16X | %#016X | %#16X\n'', 80181775710, [... same arg 9 more times])")
 	printfStr2	db	"%x | %16x | %016x | %#16x | %#016x\n%X | %016X | %16X | %#016X | %#16X\n",EOS
 	addTest(printf_ppadd, "printf(''%p | %16p | %016p | %#16p | %#016p\n%p | %016p | %16p | %#016p | %#16p\n'', 80181775710, [... same arg 9 more times])")
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ _start:
 	xor	rdx, rdx
 	xor	rcx, rcx
 	call	printf
-	assert_eq(22)
+	assert_eq(24)
 
 	; TEST 2 (print hexadecimal numbers in multiple possible ways)
 	printTest(printf_hexpadd)