diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BlueUnderlineTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BlueUnderlineTests.java
index 82bf0d480..6e894decf 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BlueUnderlineTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BlueUnderlineTests.java
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ public class BlueUnderlineTests extends InputTestsBase {
         final SpanGetter spanBefore = new SpanGetter(mEditText.getText(), SuggestionSpan.class);
         assertEquals("extend blue underline, span start", EXPECTED_SPAN_START, spanBefore.mStart);
         assertEquals("extend blue underline, span end", EXPECTED_SPAN_END, spanBefore.mEnd);
-        assertEquals("extend blue underline, span color", true,
-                spanBefore.isAutoCorrectionIndicator());
+        assertTrue("extend blue underline, span color", spanBefore.isAutoCorrectionIndicator());
         sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_UNDERLINE);
         runMessages();
         // Now we have been able to re-evaluate the word, there shouldn't be an auto-correction span
@@ -80,8 +79,8 @@ public class BlueUnderlineTests extends InputTestsBase {
         sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_UNDERLINE);
         runMessages();
         final SpanGetter suggestionSpan = new SpanGetter(mEditText.getText(), SuggestionSpan.class);
-        assertFalse("show no blue underline after backspace, span start should be -1",
-                suggestionSpan.isAutoCorrectionIndicator());
+        assertFalse("show no blue underline after backspace, span should not be the auto-"
+                + "correction indicator", suggestionSpan.isAutoCorrectionIndicator());
         final SpanGetter underlineSpan = new SpanGetter(mEditText.getText(), UnderlineSpan.class);
         assertEquals("should be composing, so should have an underline span",
                 EXPECTED_UNDERLINE_SPAN_START, underlineSpan.mStart);
@@ -107,7 +106,8 @@ public class BlueUnderlineTests extends InputTestsBase {
         sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_UNDERLINE);
         runMessages();
         final SpanGetter span = new SpanGetter(mEditText.getText(), SuggestionSpan.class);
-        assertNull("blue underline removed when cursor is moved", span.mSpan);
+        assertFalse("blue underline removed when cursor is moved",
+                span.isAutoCorrectionIndicator());
     }
 
     public void testComposingStopsOnSpace() {