diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
index 2b424eb7f..a55819180 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ public void testParseDate() throws Exception {
     // LANG-486
     public void testParseDateWithLeniency() throws Exception {
         GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(1998, 6, 30);
-        String dateStr = "February 942, 1996";
-        String[] parsers = new String[] {"MMMMM DDD, yyyy"};
+        String dateStr = "02 942, 1996";
+        String[] parsers = new String[] {"MM DDD, yyyy"};
         
         Date date = DateUtils.parseDate(dateStr, parsers);
         assertEquals(cal.getTime(), date);