diff --git a/test/tw-1418.t b/test/tw-1418.t
index 21f74e31d..99949f13d 100755
--- a/test/tw-1418.t
+++ b/test/tw-1418.t
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ class Test1418(TestCase):
         self.search_task_pattern(description)
 
     def test_slash_plus_in_description(self):
-        """Can add and search a task with (\+) in description"""
-        description = "foo\+"
+        """Can add and search a task with (+) in description"""
+        description = "foo+"
         self.add_search_task(description)
         self.find_in_list(description)
-        self.search_task_pattern(description)
 
+        # Different from the other tests, because we want to escape the '+'
+        # in the regex, but not in the 'add' or 'list'
+        code, out, err = self.t(("/foo\\+/",))
+        self.assertIn(description, out)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from simpletap import TAPTestRunner