diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-misc/syntax_err.right b/shell/hush_test/hush-misc/syntax_err.right
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+hush: syntax error: unterminated '
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-misc/syntax_err.tests b/shell/hush_test/hush-misc/syntax_err.tests
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+echo test `echo 'aa`