diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/unl/cse/bohn/StringBoxTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/unl/cse/bohn/StringBoxTest.java
index db1a318a02cfa831bdb05baf00f3b342980f6899..8a3f3b72e629402f418249b9014a7a7f3beabd19 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/unl/cse/bohn/StringBoxTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/unl/cse/bohn/StringBoxTest.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class StringBoxTest {
         String input = "foo";
         int row = 2;
         int column = 10;
-        String expectedOutput = "\n\n          foo";
+        String expectedOutput = String.format("%n%n          foo");
         // Act
         String actualOutput = stringBox.placeString(input, row, column).toString(false);
         // Assert
@@ -207,34 +207,39 @@ public class StringBoxTest {
     @Test
     public void testNormalCases() {
         // Arrange
-        @SuppressWarnings("SpellCheckingInspection") String[] inputs = {"foo\nbar", "larry\ncurly\nmoe", "quux\nxyzzy"
-                , "one\ntwo\nthree"};
+        @SuppressWarnings("SpellCheckingInspection") String[] inputs = {
+                String.format("foo%nbar"),
+                String.format("larry%ncurly%nmoe"),
+                String.format("quux%nxyzzy"),
+                String.format("one%ntwo%nthree")
+        };
         int[] rows = {2, 5, 3, 10};
         int[] columns = {10, 5, 20, 15};
-        @SuppressWarnings("SpellCheckingInspection") String expectedOutput =
-                "\n" +                              //  0
-                        "\n" +                              //  1
-                        "          foo\n" +                 //  2
-                        "     larrybar   quux\n" +          //  3
-                        "     curly     xyzzy\n" +          //  4
-                        "     moe\n" +                      //  5
-                        "\n" +                              //  6
-                        "\n" +                              //  7
-                        "            one\n" +               //  8
-                        "            two\n" +               //  9
-                        "          three\n" +               // 10
-                        "\n" +                              // 11
-                        "\n" +                              // 12
-                        "\n" +                              // 13
-                        "\n" +                              // 14
-                        "\n" +                              // 15
-                        "\n" +                              // 16
-                        "\n" +                              // 17
-                        "\n" +                              // 18
-                        "\n" +                              // 19
-                        "\n" +                              // 20
-                        "\n" +                              // 21
-                        "";                                 // 22
+        //noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
+        String expectedOutput = String.format(
+                "%n" +                              //  0
+                        "%n" +                              //  1
+                        "          foo%n" +                 //  2
+                        "     larrybar   quux%n" +          //  3
+                        "     curly     xyzzy%n" +          //  4
+                        "     moe%n" +                      //  5
+                        "%n" +                              //  6
+                        "%n" +                              //  7
+                        "            one%n" +               //  8
+                        "            two%n" +               //  9
+                        "          three%n" +               // 10
+                        "%n" +                              // 11
+                        "%n" +                              // 12
+                        "%n" +                              // 13
+                        "%n" +                              // 14
+                        "%n" +                              // 15
+                        "%n" +                              // 16
+                        "%n" +                              // 17
+                        "%n" +                              // 18
+                        "%n" +                              // 19
+                        "%n" +                              // 20
+                        "%n" +                              // 21
+                        "");                                 // 22
         // Act
         String actualOutput = stringBox
                 .placeStringAlignTopLeft(inputs[0], rows[0], columns[0])
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ public class StringBoxTest {
     @Test
     public void testEmptyBox() {
         // Arrange
-        String expectedOutput = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n";
+        String expectedOutput = String.format("%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n");
         // Act
         String actualOutput = stringBox.toString(true);
         // Assert
@@ -259,7 +264,8 @@ public class StringBoxTest {
     @Test
     public void testNegativeTopRow() {
         // Arrange
-        String input = "foo\nbar";
+        //noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
+        String input = String.format("foo%nbar");
         int row = -1;
         int column = 10;
         String expectedOutput = "          bar";