diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
index 5a3940f0b9bfc..9116c8cdabc31 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ type
 
 const dotdotMangle* = "_."  ## refs #13223
   #[
-  needed for #13223. synchronize with `escapeLink`.
+  needed for #13223.
+  synchronize with `escapeLink` and tests/misc/trunner.nim
   Other options turned out problematic: `@@`, `..7`, `7..`
   `@@` can cause problems unless it's encoded %40 (ugly) according to
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19509028/can-i-use-an-at-symbol-inside-urls/19737890
diff --git a/tests/misc/trunner.nim b/tests/misc/trunner.nim
index 996abeb18540b..55175daaf73af 100644
--- a/tests/misc/trunner.nim
+++ b/tests/misc/trunner.nim
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ else: # don't run twice the same test
         let htmlFile = htmldocsDir/"mmain.html"
         check htmlFile in outp # sanity check for `hintSuccessX`
         assertEquals ret, """
-@@/imp.html
-@@/imp.idx
+_./imp.html
+_./imp.idx
 dochack.js
 imp.html
 imp.idx