diff --git a/test/res.location.js b/test/res.location.js
index 38cab027a8..8e65eef43d 100644
--- a/test/res.location.js
+++ b/test/res.location.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('res', function(){
       });
 
       request(app)
-        .get('/?q=http://google.com\\@apple.com')
+        .get(`/?q=http://google.com${encodeURIComponent('\\@apple.com')}`)
         .expect(200)
         .expect('Location', 'http://google.com\\@apple.com')
         .end(function (err) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('res', function(){
 
           // This ensures that our protocol check is case insensitive
           request(app)
-            .get('/?q=HTTP://google.com\\@apple.com')
+            .get(`/?q=HTTP://google.com${encodeURIComponent('\\@apple.com')}`)
             .expect(200)
             .expect('Location', 'HTTP://google.com\\@apple.com')
             .end(done)