diff --git a/test/encoding_test.rb b/test/encoding_test.rb
index 52996c312f..70e3bbfe6e 100644
--- a/test/encoding_test.rb
+++ b/test/encoding_test.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ class BaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   it 'allows unicode strings in ascii templates per default (1.9)' do
     next unless defined? Encoding
-    @base.new.erb(File.read(@base.views + "/ascii.erb").encode("ASCII"), {}, :value => "åkej")
+    @base.new!.erb(File.read(@base.views + "/ascii.erb").encode("ASCII"), {}, :value => "åkej")
   end
 
   it 'allows ascii strings in unicode templates per default (1.9)' do
     next unless defined? Encoding
-    @base.new.erb(:utf8, {}, :value => "Some Lyrics".encode("ASCII"))
+    @base.new!.erb(:utf8, {}, :value => "Some Lyrics".encode("ASCII"))
   end
 end