diff --git a/cpp/ycm/tests/IdentifierUtils_test.cpp b/cpp/ycm/tests/IdentifierUtils_test.cpp
index fa986ff3..04b5eafa 100644
--- a/cpp/ycm/tests/IdentifierUtils_test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ycm/tests/IdentifierUtils_test.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,20 @@ TEST( IdentifierUtilsTest, RemoveIdentifierFreeTextWorks ) {
                 "foo \n"
                 "bar \n"
                 "qux" );
+
   EXPECT_STREQ( RemoveIdentifierFreeText(
                   "foo \n"
-                  "bar \"foo\\\\\\\"ooo\"\n"
-                  "qux \"baz\\\\\\\\\""
+                  "bar \"fo\\\\\"baz\n"
+                  "qux \"qwe\""
+                ).c_str(),
+                "foo \n"
+                "bar baz\n"
+                "qux " );
+
+  EXPECT_STREQ( RemoveIdentifierFreeText(
+                  "foo '\\\\'\n"
+                  "bar '\\\\'\n"
+                  "qux '\\\\'"
                 ).c_str(),
                 "foo \n"
                 "bar \n"