diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
index a196aa2236..98849ce141 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	data: {
-		name: 'world'
+		characters: ['a', 'b', 'c']
 	},
 
 	test ( assert, component, target ) {
 		assert.equal(
 			target.textContent,
-			`Hello world! How are you?`
+			`a b c `
 		);
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/main.html
index c845c255dd..cf8511fe39 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/main.html
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/main.html
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-<h1>Hello <strong>{name}! </strong><span>How are you?</span></h1>
+{#each characters as char}
+	<span>{char} </span>
+{/each}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
index 98849ce141..a196aa2236 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	data: {
-		characters: ['a', 'b', 'c']
+		name: 'world'
 	},
 
 	test ( assert, component, target ) {
 		assert.equal(
 			target.textContent,
-			`a b c `
+			`Hello world! How are you?`
 		);
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/main.html
index cf8511fe39..c845c255dd 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/main.html
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/main.html
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-{#each characters as char}
-	<span>{char} </span>
-{/each}
\ No newline at end of file
+<h1>Hello <strong>{name}! </strong><span>How are you?</span></h1>