diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
index b646a5997dd..bcd53bb2a07 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
@@ -104,10 +104,14 @@ class FeedgeneratorTest(unittest.TestCase):
         feed = feedgenerator.Rss201rev2Feed('title', '/link/', 'descr')
         self.assertEqual(feed.feed['feed_url'], None)
         feed_content = feed.writeString('utf-8')
-        self.assertNotIn('<atom:link href=', feed_content)
+        self.assertNotIn('<atom:link', feed_content)
+        self.assertNotIn('href="/feed/"', feed_content)
+        self.assertNotIn('rel="self"', feed_content)
 
     def test_feed_with_feed_url_gets_rendered_with_atom_link(self):
         feed = feedgenerator.Rss201rev2Feed('title', '/link/', 'descr', feed_url='/feed/')
         self.assertEqual(feed.feed['feed_url'], '/feed/')
         feed_content = feed.writeString('utf-8')
-        self.assertIn('<atom:link href="/feed/" rel="self"></atom:link>', feed_content)
+        self.assertIn('<atom:link', feed_content)
+        self.assertIn('href="/feed/"', feed_content)
+        self.assertIn('rel="self"', feed_content)