diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert.phpt
index bced47d8f33..44fb6091dbc 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 assert()
 --INI--
 error_reporting = 2039
+assert.active = 0
+assert.warning = 1
+assert.callback = 
+assert.bail = 0
+assert.quiet_eval = 0
 --FILE--
 <?php
 function a($file,$line,$myev)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert02.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert02.phpt
index 44a22d7af00..8f986d543c5 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert02.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert02.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 catch assert() errors
+--INI--
+assert.active=1
+assert.warning=1
+assert.callback=
+assert.bbail=0
+assert.quiet_eval=0
 --FILE--
 <?php
 function handler($errno, $errstr) {
@@ -31,12 +37,12 @@ Warning: assert(): Assertion "$a" failed in %sassert02.php on line 12
 
 Parse error: %s error%sin %sassert02.php(14) : assert code on line 1
 in handler()
-unicode(%d) "assert(): Failure evaluating code: 
+%string|unicode%(%d) "assert(): Failure evaluating code: 
 aa=sd+as+safsafasfasafsaf"
 
 Warning: assert(): Assertion "0" failed in %sassert02.php on line 16
 
 Parse error: %s error%sin %sassert02.php(19) : assert code on line 1
 in handler()
-unicode(%d) "assert(): Failure evaluating code: 
+%string|unicode%(%d) "assert(): Failure evaluating code: 
 aa=sd+as+safsafasfasafsaf"
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert03.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert03.phpt
index 077474d4dae..3fe6abd5916 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert03.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert03.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 assert() - set callback using ini_set()
+---INI---
+assert.active = 1
+assert.warning = 0
+assert.callback = 
+assert.bail = 0
+assert.quiet_eval = 1
 --FILE--
 <?php
 function a($file,$line,$myev)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert04.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert04.phpt
index 52683257525..5b7a77a9c22 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert04.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/assert/assert04.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 --TEST--
 misc assert() tests tests
+---INI---
+assert.active = 1
+assert.warning = 1
+assert.callback = 
+assert.bail = 0
+assert.quiet_eval = 0
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Assert not active */
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ Warning: assert() expects exactly 1 parameter, 2 given in %s on line %d
 
 Warning: assert_options() expects at most 2 parameters, 3 given in %s on line %d
 
-Warning: assert_options() expects parameter 1 to be long, Unicode string given in %s on line %d
+Warning: assert_options() expects parameter 1 to be long, %unicode_string_optional% given in %s on line %d
 
 Warning: assert(): Assertion failed in %s on line %d