diff --git a/aio/content/examples/pipes/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts b/aio/content/examples/pipes/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
index 195b02649b..ec9d15cbdf 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/pipes/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/pipes/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'; // necessary for es6 output in node
 
 import { browser, element, by } from 'protractor';
+const { version: angularVersion } = require('@angular/core/package.json');
 
 describe('Pipes', function () {
 
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@ describe('Pipes', function () {
 
   it('should be able to toggle birthday formats', function () {
     let birthDayEle = element(by.css('app-hero-birthday2 > p'));
-    expect(birthDayEle.getText()).toEqual(`The hero's birthday is 4/15/88`);
+    if (angularVersion.indexOf('4.') === 0) { // Breaking change between v4 and v5 (https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/079d884)
+      expect(birthDayEle.getText()).toEqual(`The hero's birthday is 4/15/1988`);
+    } else {
+      expect(birthDayEle.getText()).toEqual(`The hero's birthday is 4/15/88`);
+    }
     let buttonEle = element(by.cssContainingText('app-hero-birthday2 > button', 'Toggle Format'));
     expect(buttonEle.isDisplayed()).toBe(true);
     buttonEle.click().then(function() {