diff --git a/test/spec/svg/areas.js b/test/spec/svg/areas.js
index d84abf8f1..a2ede70e4 100644
--- a/test/spec/svg/areas.js
+++ b/test/spec/svg/areas.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ describe("iD.svg.Areas", function () {
 
         surface.call(iD.svg.Areas(projection), graph, [area], filter);
 
-        expect(surface.select('path')).to.be.classed('way');
-        expect(surface.select('path')).to.be.classed('area');
+        expect(surface.select('path.way')).to.be.classed('way');
+        expect(surface.select('path.area')).to.be.classed('area');
     });
 
     it("adds tag classes", function () {
diff --git a/test/spec/svg/lines.js b/test/spec/svg/lines.js
index 0dfa32f67..d38b6f998 100644
--- a/test/spec/svg/lines.js
+++ b/test/spec/svg/lines.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe("iD.svg.Lines", function () {
 
         surface.call(iD.svg.Lines(projection), graph, [line], filter, dimensions);
 
-        expect(surface.select('path')).to.be.classed('way');
-        expect(surface.select('path')).to.be.classed('line');
+        expect(surface.select('path.way')).to.be.classed('way');
+        expect(surface.select('path.line')).to.be.classed('line');
     });
 
     it("adds tag classes", function () {