diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
index 35c914f0de..5e26722ec9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ fn my_thread_with_params(s string) {
 }
 
 fn my_fn_calling_threads() {
-	spawn my_thread()
-	spawn my_thread_with_params('yay')
+	go my_thread()
+	go my_thread_with_params('yay')
 
-	spawn my_thread_with_params('nono')
+	go my_thread_with_params('nono')
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
index 800a5fc67d..944be6e1fe 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ a: 5
 		a: read_threads
       	}
 	for  _  in 0.. read_threads {
-		go x.f(shared z)
+		spawn x.f(shared z)
 	}
   	for  i in 0..writes {
  lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones