diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.cpp b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.cpp
index 82a10351e..9969903df 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 UnitTest::UnitTest (String const& className,
                     String const& packageName,
                     When when)
-    : m_className (className)
-    , m_packageName (packageName)
+    : m_className (className.removeCharacters (" "))
+    , m_packageName (packageName.removeCharacters (" "))
     , m_when (when)
     , m_runner (nullptr)
 {
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.h b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.h
index a7ff9d291..3fe46e793 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTest.h
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public:
             package, regardless of the manual run setting. If no test with a
             matching package and test name is found, then no test is selected.
 
-        "/" <testname>
+        "." <testname>
             Selects the first test which matches the testname, even if it
             is a manual test.
 
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTestUtilities.cpp b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTestUtilities.cpp
index 18d582560..a18293a9b 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTestUtilities.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_core/diagnostic/beast_UnitTestUtilities.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 
     void runTest ()
     {
-        beginTestCase ("pass");
+        beginTestCase ("fail");
 
         fail ("Intentional failure");
     }