diff --git a/test/unit/effects.js b/test/unit/effects.js
index 113390e6f..82ca6c26c 100644
--- a/test/unit/effects.js
+++ b/test/unit/effects.js
@@ -1448,10 +1448,10 @@ test("Do not append px to 'fill-opacity' #9548", 1, function() {
 asyncTest("line-height animates correctly (#13855)", 12, function() {
 	var
 		animated = jQuery(
-			"<p style='line-height: 5000;'>unitless</p>" +
+			"<p style='line-height: 100;'>unitless</p>" +
 			"<p style='line-height: 5000px;'>px</p>" +
 			"<p style='line-height: 5000%;'>percent</p>" +
-			"<p style='line-height: 5000em;'>em</p>"
+			"<p style='line-height: 100em;'>em</p>"
 		).appendTo("#qunit-fixture"),
 		initialHeight = jQuery.map( animated, function( el ) {
 			return jQuery( el ).height();
@@ -1463,8 +1463,8 @@ asyncTest("line-height animates correctly (#13855)", 12, function() {
 			var label = jQuery.text( this ),
 				initial = initialHeight[ i ],
 				height = jQuery( this ).height();
-			ok( height < initial, "hide " + label + ": upper bound; height:" + height + "; intitial: " + initial );
-			ok( height > initial / 2, "hide " + label + ": lower bound; height:"  + height + "; intitial/2: " + initial / 2 );
+			ok( height < initial, "hide " + label + ": upper bound; height: " + height + "; intitial: " + initial );
+			ok( height > initial / 3, "hide " + label + ": lower bound; height: "  + height + "; intitial/3: " + initial );
 		});
 		animated.stop( true, true ).hide().animate( { "line-height": "show" }, 1500 );
 		setTimeout(function() {
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ asyncTest("line-height animates correctly (#13855)", 12, function() {
 				var label = jQuery.text( this ),
 					initial = initialHeight[ i ],
 					height = jQuery( this ).height();
-				ok( height < initial / 2, "show " + label + ": upper bound; height:" + height + "; intitial/2: " + initial / 2 );
+				ok( height < initial / 2, "show " + label + ": upper bound; height: " + height + "; intitial/2: " + initial / 2 );
 			});
 			animated.stop( true, true );
 			start();