diff --git a/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyAdapterFactoryTest.java b/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyAdapterFactoryTest.java
index 186644a26..e0c8de403 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyAdapterFactoryTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyAdapterFactoryTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public class NearbyAdapterFactoryTest {
     private static final Place PLACE = new Place("name", Place.Label.AIRPORT,
             "desc", null, new LatLng(38.6270, -90.1994, 0), null);
     private static final Place UNKNOWN_PLACE = new Place("name", Place.Label.UNKNOWN,
-            "desc", null, new LatLng(39.7392, -104.9903, 0), null);
+            "?", null, new LatLng(39.7392, -104.9903, 0), null);
+    // ^ "?" is a special value for unknown class names from Wikidata query results
     private Place clickedPlace;
 
     @Test
@@ -68,12 +69,13 @@ public class NearbyAdapterFactoryTest {
 
         RendererViewHolder viewHolder = renderComponent(result);
 
+        // test that the values we gave are actually rendered
         assertNotNull(viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvName));
-        assertEquals("name",
+        assertEquals(PLACE.name,
                 ((TextView) viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvName)).getText().toString());
 
         assertNotNull(viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvDesc));
-        assertEquals("airport",
+        assertEquals(PLACE.getLongDescription(),
                 ((TextView) viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvDesc)).getText().toString());
 
         assertNotNull(viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.distance));
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ public class NearbyAdapterFactoryTest {
         RendererViewHolder viewHolder = renderComponent(result);
 
         assertNotNull(viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvDesc));
-        assertEquals("no description found",
+        assertEquals(RuntimeEnvironment.application.getString(R.string.no_description_found),
                 ((TextView) viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.tvDesc)).getText().toString());
 
         assertNotNull(viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.icon));