diff --git a/test/filter.t b/test/filter.t
index eed1832ae..9a9eab5e3 100755
--- a/test/filter.t
+++ b/test/filter.t
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ class TestFilter(TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn("seven", out)
 
     def test_regex_list_project(self):
-        """filter - rc.regex:on list project ~ [A-Z]"""
-        code, out, err = self.t("rc.regex:on list project ~ [A-Z]")
+        """filter - rc.regex:on list project ~ '[A-Z]'"""
+        code, out, err = self.t("rc.regex:on list project ~ \\'[A-Z]\\'")
 
         self.assertIn("one", out)
         self.assertIn("two", out)