diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/EscapeTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/EscapeTest.java
index d57baf68..a7c9d6f9 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/EscapeTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/EscapeTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,35 @@
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
+import net.minidev.json.JSONStyle;
+import net.minidev.json.JSONValue;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 public class EscapeTest extends BaseTest {
 
+    private static JSONStyle style;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void before(){
+        style = JSONValue.COMPRESSION;
+        JSONValue.COMPRESSION = JSONStyle.LT_COMPRESS;
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void after(){
+        JSONValue.COMPRESSION = style;
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void urls_are_not_escaped() {
 
+        JSONStyle orig = JSONValue.COMPRESSION;
+
+
+
         String json = "[" +
                 "\"https://a/b/1\"," +
                 "\"https://a/b/2\"," +