diff --git a/spec/diff_spec.lua b/spec/diff_spec.lua
index b8fcfd9..7a73c5d 100644
--- a/spec/diff_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/diff_spec.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('diff', function()
       local lines = {
         'School',
         '/1/  Do homework',
-        '/2/  ! Read chapter 5',
+        '/2/  [1] Read chapter 5',
         '',
         'Errands',
         '/3/  Buy groceries',
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('diff', function()
       assert.is_nil(task.due)
     end)
 
-    it('clears priority when ! is removed from buffer line', function()
+    it('clears priority when [N] is removed from buffer line', function()
       store.add({ description = 'Task name', priority = 1 })
       store.save()
       local lines = {
diff --git a/spec/views_spec.lua b/spec/views_spec.lua
index 9ba12f9..0f5e5e5 100644
--- a/spec/views_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/views_spec.lua
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('views', function()
       assert.are.equal('/1/  My task', task_line)
     end)
 
-    it('formats priority task lines as /ID/  ! description', function()
+    it('formats priority task lines as /ID/  [N] description', function()
       store.add({ description = 'Important', category = 'Inbox', priority = 1 })
       local lines, meta = views.category_view(store.active_tasks())
       local task_line
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('views', function()
           task_line = lines[i]
         end
       end
-      assert.are.equal('/1/  ! Important', task_line)
+      assert.are.equal('/1/  [1] Important', task_line)
     end)
 
     it('sets LineMeta type=header for header lines with correct category', function()