diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
index 02ba71ef00..b832689bce 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ import x.json2
 
 fn test_json_string_characters() {
 	text := json2.raw_decode(r'"\n\r\b\f\t\\\"\/"') or { '' }
-	assert text.json_str() == '\\n\\r\\b\\f\\t\\\\\\"\\/'
+	assert text.json_str() == '"\\n\\r\\b\\f\\t\\\\\\"\\/"'
 }
 
 fn test_json_escape_low_chars() {
 	esc := '\u001b'
 	assert esc.len == 1
 	text := json2.Any(esc)
-	assert text.json_str() == r'\u001b'
+	assert text.json_str() == r'"\u001b"'
 }
 
 fn test_json_string() {
 	text := json2.Any('te✔st')
-	assert text.json_str() == r'te\u2714st'
+	assert text.json_str() == r'"te\u2714st"'
 	boolean := json2.Any(true)
 	assert boolean.json_str() == 'true'
 	integer := json2.Any(int(-5))
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ fn test_json_string() {
 
 fn test_json_string_emoji() {
 	text := json2.Any('🐈')
-	assert text.json_str() == r' '
+	assert text.json_str() == r'" "'
 }
 
 fn test_json_string_non_ascii() {
 	text := json2.Any('ひらがな')
-	assert text.json_str() == r'\u3072\u3089\u304c\u306a'
+	assert text.json_str() == r'"\u3072\u3089\u304c\u306a"'
 }
 
 fn test_utf8_strings_are_not_modified() ? {