diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/local-scope-and-functions.english.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/local-scope-and-functions.english.md
index f52135d331..155b114286 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/local-scope-and-functions.english.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/local-scope-and-functions.english.md
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ tests:
   - text: No global <code>myVar</code> variable
     testString: assert(typeof myVar === 'undefined', 'No global <code>myVar</code> variable');
   - text: Add a local <code>myVar</code> variable
-    testString: assert(/var\s+myVar/.test(code), 'Add a local <code>myVar</code> variable');
+    testString: assert(/function\s+myLocalScope\s*\(\s*\)\s*\{\s[\s\S]+\s*var\s*myVar\s*(\s*|=[\s\S]+)\s*;[\s\S]+}/.test(code), 'Add a local <code>myVar</code> variable');
+
 
 ```