diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
index d681d2ccfbf..44f995bac0f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_forms.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class behat_forms extends behat_base {
     /**
      * Sets the specified value to the field.
      *
-     * @Given /^I set the field "(?P<field_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" to multiline$/
+     * @Given /^I set the field "(?P<field_string>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" to multiline:?$/
      * @throws ElementNotFoundException Thrown by behat_base::find
      * @param string $field
      * @param PyStringNode $value
diff --git a/mod/data/tests/behat/required_entries.feature b/mod/data/tests/behat/required_entries.feature
index 0909f42b653..39d34232fec 100644
--- a/mod/data/tests/behat/required_entries.feature
+++ b/mod/data/tests/behat/required_entries.feature
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Feature: Users can be required to specify certain fields when adding entries to
       | Field name | Required Two-Option Checkbox |
       | Field description | Required Two-Option Checkbox |
       | Required | yes |
-    And I set the field "Options" to multiline
+    And I set the field "Options" to multiline:
     """
     RTOC Option 1
     RTOC Option 2
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Feature: Users can be required to specify certain fields when adding entries to
       | Field name | Required Two-Option Multimenu |
       | Field description | Required Two-Option Multimenu |
       | Required | yes |
-    And I set the field "Options" to multiline
+    And I set the field "Options" to multiline:
     """
     Option 1
     Option 2