diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index 3881276ef3..34cac9493d 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ fn test_struct_print() {
 	}
 	a.b << b
 	a.b << b
-	assert a.str() == '{Test [{1 2}, {1 2}]}'
+	assert a.str() == '\{Test [{1 2}, {1 2}]}'
 	assert b.str() == '{1 2}'
 	assert a.b.str() == '[{1 2}, {1 2}]'
 }
diff --git a/vlib/strings/strings_test.v b/vlib/strings/strings_test.v
index 579d99b28e..968ae290ee 100644
--- a/vlib/strings/strings_test.v
+++ b/vlib/strings/strings_test.v
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ const expected_string_outputs = [
 
 fn test_find_between_pair_family() {
 	assert strings.find_between_pair_rune('xx♡ok❦yy', `♡`, `❦`) == 'ok'
-	assert strings.find_between_pair_u8('xx{ok}yy', `{`, `}`) == 'ok'
+	assert strings.find_between_pair_u8('xx\{ok}yy', `{`, `}`) == 'ok'
 	assert strings.find_between_pair_string('xx/*ok*/yy', '/*', '*/') == 'ok'
-	assert strings.find_between_pair_u8('xx{ok}yy', `{`, `}`) == 'ok'
+	assert strings.find_between_pair_u8('xx\{ok}yy', `{`, `}`) == 'ok'
 	assert strings.find_between_pair_string('xxxxokyyyy', 'xxx', 'yyy') == 'xok'
 
 	for i, tstr in test_rune_and_byte {
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index 04299462aa..0437d5930b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ fn (mut s Scanner) ident_string() string {
 				if s.text[i] in [`=`, `:`, `\n`, s.inter_quote] {
 					// We reached the end of the line or string without reaching "}".
 					// Also if there's "=", there's no way it's a valid interpolation expression:
-					// e.g. `println("{a.b = 42}")`
+					// e.g. `println("{a.b = 42}")` `println('{foo:bar}')`
 					is_valid_inter = false
 					break
 				}