diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/input/README b/proposal/sandbox/input/README
index 43c3c2d36..05e401046 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/input/README
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/input/README
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You'll get the ugliest dialog you've ever seen, but it works ;-)
 
 Use 
 
-ANT_OPTS=-Dant.input.properties=proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties
+ANT_OPTS=-Dant.input.properties=proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties\
 ant -f proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/input.xml -inputhandler org.apache.tools.ant.input.PropertyFileInputHandler
 
 to see the non-interactive build process in action.  fails.properties
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/fails.properties b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/fails.properties
index caf4732e1..368b6e181 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/fails.properties
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/fails.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This\ is\ a\ prompt\ (1\ and\ 2\ are\ valid)=3
+This\ is\ a\ prompt\ =3
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/input.xml b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/input.xml
index 1ae58cd4d..c4f8e96ad 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/input.xml
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/input.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <target name="multi">
     <input addproperty="multi" 
-           message="This is a prompt" 
+           message="This is a prompt " 
            validargs="1,2" />
     <echo>$${multi} is ${multi}</echo>
   </target>
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties
index 0b99f3646..ff07b5737 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/input/src/testcases/works.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-This\ is\ a\ prompt\ (1\ and\ 2\ are\ valid)=2
+This\ is\ a\ prompt\ =2
 This\ is\ a\ prompt=Hi there