diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
index eb72db8b6d..642ad938cd 100755
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
@@ -206,16 +206,16 @@ test_expect_success 'authors' '
 
 	>../expected &&
 	author_test alpha "" "H G Wells <wells@example.com>" &&
-	author_test beta "test" "test <unknown>" &&
-	author_test gamma "test <test@example.com> (comment)" "test <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test delta "<test@example.com>" "Unknown <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test epsilon "name<test@example.com>" "name <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test zeta "name <test@example.com" "name <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test eta " test " "test <unknown>" &&
-	author_test theta "test < test@example.com >" "test <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test iota "test >test@example.com>" "test <test@example.com>" &&
-	author_test kappa "test < test <at> example <dot> com>" "test <unknown>" &&
-	author_test lambda "test@example.com" "Unknown <test@example.com>"
+	author_test beta "beta" "beta <unknown>" &&
+	author_test gamma "gamma <test@example.com> (comment)" "gamma <test@example.com>" &&
+	author_test delta "<delta@example.com>" "Unknown <delta@example.com>" &&
+	author_test epsilon "epsilon<test@example.com>" "epsilon <test@example.com>" &&
+	author_test zeta "zeta <test@example.com" "zeta <test@example.com>" &&
+	author_test eta " eta " "eta <unknown>" &&
+	author_test theta "theta < test@example.com >" "theta <test@example.com>" &&
+	author_test iota "iota >test@example.com>" "iota <test@example.com>" &&
+	author_test kappa "kappa < test <at> example <dot> com>" "kappa <unknown>" &&
+	author_test lambda "lambda@example.com" "Unknown <lambda@example.com>"
 	) &&
 
 	git clone "hg::hgrepo" gitrepo &&