diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field.english.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field.english.md
index 4df1684497..ee5a958a0a 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field.english.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field.english.md
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ Set the <code>placeholder</code> value of your text <code>input</code> to "cat p
 ```yml
 tests:
   - text: Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.
-    testString: assert($("input[placeholder]").length > 0, 'Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.');
+    testString: assert($("input[placeholder]").length > 0);
   - text: Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".
-    testString: assert($("input") && $("input").attr("placeholder") && $("input").attr("placeholder").match(/cat\s+photo\s+URL/gi), 'Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".');
+    testString: assert($("input") && $("input").attr("placeholder") && $("input").attr("placeholder").match(/cat\s+photo\s+URL/gi));
+  - text: The finished <code>input</code> element should not have a closing tag.
+    testString: assert(!code.match(/<input.*\/?>.*<\/input>/gi));
   - text: The finished <code>input</code> element should have valid syntax.
-    testString: assert($("input[type=text]").length > 0 && code.match(/<input((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:".*?"|'.*?'|[\^'">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)\/?>/gi), 'The finished <code>input</code> element should have valid syntax.');
-
+    testString: assert($("input[type=text]").length > 0);
 ```
 
 </section>