1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/read_nonblock_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/read_nonblock_spec.rb
index 8b78b1b0e4..38ae7541ca 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/stringio/read_nonblock_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/stringio/read_nonblock_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ end
 describe "StringIO#read_nonblock" do
 
   it "accepts an exception option" do
-    stringio = StringIO.new(+'foo')
+    stringio = StringIO.new('foo')
     stringio.read_nonblock(3, exception: false).should == 'foo'
   end
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe "StringIO#read_nonblock" do
         stringio.rewind
 
         stringio.read_nonblock(5).should == "hello"
-        stringio.read_nonblock(5, exception: false).should be_nil
+        stringio.read_nonblock(5, exception: false).should == nil
       end
     end
   end