diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryFinderTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryFinderTests.java
index 52f886e46..a368ad210 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryFinderTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryFinderTests.java
@@ -205,7 +205,12 @@ public class UserRepositoryFinderTests {
 
 	@Test // DATAJPA-1519
 	public void escapingInLikeSpels() {
-		assertThat(userRepository.findContainingEscaped("att_"), iterableWithSize(0));
+
+		User extra = new User("extra", "Matt_ew", "extra");
+		userRepository.save(extra);
+
+		List<User> result = userRepository.findContainingEscaped("att_");
+		assertThat(result, containsInAnyOrder(extra));
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATAJPA-829
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
index 70cbcba59..e6fd77197 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public interface UserRepository
 	List<NameOnlyDto> findByNamedQueryWithConstructorExpression();
 
 	// DATAJPA-1519
-	@Query("select u from User u where u.firstname like %?#{escape([0])}% escape ?#{escapeCharacter()}")
+	@Query("select u from User u where u.lastname like %?#{escape([0])}% escape ?#{escapeCharacter()}")
 	List<User> findContainingEscaped(String namePart);
 
 	interface RolesAndFirstname {