diff --git a/test/unit/template-stamp.html b/test/unit/template-stamp.html
index 70ad52bfc2..0fb0455100 100644
--- a/test/unit/template-stamp.html
+++ b/test/unit/template-stamp.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 
-  <template id="test-template">
+  <template id="test-template" strip-whitespace>
     <div id="a">a</div>
     <div id="eventHandler" on-click="handleClick"></div>
     <div id="b">b</div>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         let content = el.constructor._contentForTemplate(el.dom.$.nestedTemplate);
         assert.isTrue(content instanceof DocumentFragment);
         assert.equal(content.ownerDocument, el.dom.$.nestedTemplate.content.ownerDocument);
-        assert.equal(content.firstElementChild.getAttribute('on-click'), null);
+        assert.equal(content.firstChild.getAttribute('on-click'), null);
         document.body.removeChild(el);
       });
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         document.body.appendChild(el);
         let content = el.dom.$.preservedTemplate.content;
         assert.isTrue(content instanceof DocumentFragment);
-        assert.equal(content.firstElementChild.getAttribute('on-click'), 'shouldNotBeRemoved');
+        assert.equal(content.childNodes[1].getAttribute('on-click'), 'shouldNotBeRemoved');
         document.body.removeChild(el);
       });
 
