diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
index 61d87ffbe..1e8979127 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/status_controller_test.exs
@@ -626,7 +626,10 @@ test "option limit is enforced", %{conn: conn} do
         |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
         |> post("/api/v1/statuses", %{
           "status" => "desu~",
-          "poll" => %{"options" => Enum.map(0..limit, fn _ -> "desu" end), "expires_in" => 1}
+          "poll" => %{
+            "options" => Enum.map(0..limit, fn num -> "desu #{num}" end),
+            "expires_in" => 1
+          }
         })
 
       %{"error" => error} = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 422)
@@ -642,7 +645,7 @@ test "option character limit is enforced", %{conn: conn} do
         |> post("/api/v1/statuses", %{
           "status" => "...",
           "poll" => %{
-            "options" => [Enum.reduce(0..limit, "", fn _, acc -> acc <> "." end)],
+            "options" => [String.duplicate(".", limit + 1), "lol"],
             "expires_in" => 1
           }
         })