diff --git a/lib/middleware/karma.js b/lib/middleware/karma.js
index c48332d12..ef4dda95f 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/karma.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/karma.js
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ function createKarmaMiddleware (
           }) : []
 
           return data
-            .replace('%SCRIPTS%', scriptTags.join('\n'))
+            .replace('%SCRIPTS%', () => scriptTags.join('\n'))
             .replace('%CLIENT_CONFIG%', 'window.__karma__.config = ' + JSON.stringify(client) + ';\n')
             .replace('%SCRIPT_URL_ARRAY%', 'window.__karma__.scriptUrls = ' + JSON.stringify(scriptUrls) + ';\n')
-            .replace('%MAPPINGS%', 'window.__karma__.files = {\n' + mappings.join(',\n') + '\n};\n')
+            .replace('%MAPPINGS%', () => 'window.__karma__.files = {\n' + mappings.join(',\n') + '\n};\n')
             .replace('\n%X_UA_COMPATIBLE%', getXUACompatibleMetaElement(request.url))
         })
       })
diff --git a/test/unit/middleware/karma.spec.js b/test/unit/middleware/karma.spec.js
index 16242d09d..5326aec35 100644
--- a/test/unit/middleware/karma.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/middleware/karma.spec.js
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ describe('middleware.karma', () => {
     callHandlerWith('/__karma__/context.html')
   })
 
+  it('should serve context.html without using special patterns when replacing script tags', (done) => {
+    includedFiles([
+      new MockFile('/.yarn/$$virtual/first.js', 'sha123'),
+      new MockFile('/.yarn/$$virtual/second.dart', 'sha456')
+    ])
+
+    response.once('end', () => {
+      expect(nextSpy).not.to.have.been.called
+      expect(response).to.beServedAs(200, 'CONTEXT\n<script type="text/javascript" src="/__proxy__/__karma__/absolute/.yarn/$$virtual/first.js?sha123" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>\n<script type="application/dart" src="/__proxy__/__karma__/absolute/.yarn/$$virtual/second.dart?sha456" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>')
+      done()
+    })
+
+    callHandlerWith('/__karma__/context.html')
+  })
+
   it('should serve context.html with replaced link tags', (done) => {
     includedFiles([
       new MockFile('/first.css', 'sha007'),
@@ -373,6 +388,20 @@ describe('middleware.karma', () => {
     callHandlerWith('/__karma__/context.html')
   })
 
+  it('should inline mappings without using special patterns', (done) => {
+    fsMock._touchFile('/karma/static/context.html', 0, '%MAPPINGS%')
+    servedFiles([
+      new MockFile('/.yarn/$$virtual/abc/a.js', 'sha_a')
+    ])
+
+    response.once('end', () => {
+      expect(response).to.beServedAs(200, "window.__karma__.files = {\n  '/__proxy__/__karma__/absolute/.yarn/$$virtual/abc/a.js': 'sha_a'\n};\n")
+      done()
+    })
+
+    callHandlerWith('/__karma__/context.html')
+  })
+
   it('should escape quotes in mappings with all served files', (done) => {
     fsMock._touchFile('/karma/static/context.html', 0, '%MAPPINGS%')
     servedFiles([