diff --git a/test/client/composer/composer-web-view-test.vala b/test/client/composer/composer-web-view-test.vala
index e1458708..3f9f0b6f 100644
--- a/test/client/composer/composer-web-view-test.vala
+++ b/test/client/composer/composer-web-view-test.vala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 public class ComposerWebViewTest : ClientWebViewTestCase<ComposerWebView> {
 
-    private const string BODY_TEMPLATE = """<div id="geary-body">%s<div><br></div><div><br></div></div>""";
+    private const string BODY_TEMPLATE = """<div id="geary-body" dir="auto">%s<div><br></div><div><br></div></div>""";
 
     public ComposerWebViewTest() {
         base("ComposerWebViewTest");
diff --git a/test/js/composer-page-state-test.vala b/test/js/composer-page-state-test.vala
index 0aeaa2b4..6afd6095 100644
--- a/test/js/composer-page-state-test.vala
+++ b/test/js/composer-page-state-test.vala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 class ComposerPageStateTest : ClientWebViewTestCase<ComposerWebView> {
 
-    private const string COMPLETE_BODY_TEMPLATE = """<div id="geary-body">%s<div><br></div><div><br></div></div>""";
+    private const string COMPLETE_BODY_TEMPLATE = """<div id="geary-body" dir="auto">%s<div><br></div><div><br></div></div>""";
     private const string CLEAN_BODY_TEMPLATE = "%s<div><br></div><div><br></div>";
 
     public ComposerPageStateTest() {