diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index a17a555..0c917f2 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -21,9 +21,22 @@ it('should trim off \\r\\n', function () {
 });
 
 it('should not be susceptible to exponential backtracking', function () {
+	var redosString = 'a';
+	var count = 1000;
+	while (count) {
+		redosString += '\r\n';
+		count--;
+	}
+	redosString += 'a';
+	var LongerRedosString = redosString;
+	var count = 1000;
+    while (count) {
+		LongerRedosString += redosString;
+		count--;
+	}
 	var start = Date.now();
-	trimOffNewlines('a' + '\r\n'.repeat(1000) + 'a');
-	trimOffNewlines(`a${'\r\n'.repeat(1000)}a`.repeat(1000));
+	trimOffNewlines(redosString);
+	trimOffNewlines(LongerRedosString);
 	var end = Date.now();
 	assert.ok(end - start < 1000, 'took too long, probably susceptible to ReDOS');
 });