diff --git a/seed_data/challenges/basic-html5-and-css.json b/seed_data/challenges/basic-html5-and-css.json
index 6290601fa6..43032e2239 100644
--- a/seed_data/challenges/basic-html5-and-css.json
+++ b/seed_data/challenges/basic-html5-and-css.json
@@ -1325,8 +1325,8 @@
         "For example, if you wanted to make a text input field required, you can just add the word \"required\" within your <code>input</code> element use: <code>&#60;input type='text' required&#62;</code>"
       ],
       "tests": [
-        "assert($('input').prop('required'), 'Your text field have the property of being required.')",
-        "assert($('[placeholder]').length > 0, 'Your text field should have the placeholder text of \"cat photo URL\".')"
+        "assert($('input').prop('required'), 'Your text field should have the property of being required.')",
+        "assert(new RegExp('cat photo URL').test($('input').prop('placeholder')), 'Your text field should have the placeholder text of \"cat photo URL\".')"
       ],
       "challengeSeed": [
         "<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>",