diff --git a/tests/test_utils_pv.py b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
index 3b7aa84f5..55d2167f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_pv.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def strip_ansi(text):
     (50.0, "██████████", colorama.Fore.GREEN),
     (75.0, "██████████", colorama.Fore.GREEN),
     (100.0, "██████████", colorama.Fore.GREEN),
-    (150.0, ">>>>>>>>>>", colorama.Fore.RED),
-    (-50.0, "<<<<<<<<<<", colorama.Fore.RED)
+    (150.0, "██████████", colorama.Fore.RED),
+    (-50.0, "██████████", colorama.Fore.RED)
 ])
 
 def test_put_with_progress_and_repr(value, expected_bar, expected_color):