diff --git a/question/type/gapselect/tests/walkthrough_test.php b/question/type/gapselect/tests/walkthrough_test.php
index d942cc63787..dae1ec72d01 100644
--- a/question/type/gapselect/tests/walkthrough_test.php
+++ b/question/type/gapselect/tests/walkthrough_test.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class qtype_gapselect_walkthrough_test extends qbehaviour_walkthrough_test_base
                 $this->get_contains_try_again_button_expectation(true),
                 $this->get_does_not_contain_correctness_expectation(),
                 new question_pattern_expectation('/' . preg_quote(
-                        get_string('notcomplete', 'qbehaviour_interactive')) . '/'),
+                        get_string('notcomplete', 'qbehaviour_interactive'), '/') . '/'),
                 $this->get_contains_hint_expectation('This is the first hint'));
 
         // Do try again.