diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
index f060eeb658423..f642e5cc8c7be 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/stringUtils.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function escapeForTextSelector(text: string | RegExp, exact: boolean, cas
   if (exact)
     return '"' + text.replace(/["]/g, '\\"') + '"';
   if (text.includes('"') || text.includes('>>') || text[0] === '/')
-    return `/${escapeForRegex(text).replace(/\s+/, '\\s+')}/` + (caseSensitive ? '' : 'i');
+    return `/${escapeForRegex(text).replace(/\s+/g, '\\s+')}/` + (caseSensitive ? '' : 'i');
   return text;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts b/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
index 63510c10074f2..dba79785921fc 100644
--- a/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/selectors-get-by.spec.ts
@@ -108,29 +108,31 @@ it('getByTitle should work', async ({ page }) => {
 });
 
 it('getBy escaping', async ({ page }) => {
-  await page.setContent(`<label id=label for=control>Hello
+  await page.setContent(`<label id=label for=control>Hello my
 wo"rld</label><input id=control />`);
   await page.$eval('input', input => {
-    input.setAttribute('placeholder', 'hello\nwo"rld');
-    input.setAttribute('title', 'hello\nwo"rld');
-    input.setAttribute('alt', 'hello\nwo"rld');
+    input.setAttribute('placeholder', 'hello my\nwo"rld');
+    input.setAttribute('title', 'hello my\nwo"rld');
+    input.setAttribute('alt', 'hello my\nwo"rld');
   });
-  await expect(page.getByText('hello\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
-  await expect(page.getByLabel('hello\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('hello\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByAltText('hello\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByTitle('hello\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-
-  await page.setContent(`<label id=label for=control>Hello
+  await expect(page.getByText('hello my\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
+  await expect(page.getByText('hello       my     wo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('hello my\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('hello my\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByAltText('hello my\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByTitle('hello my\nwo"rld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+
+  await page.setContent(`<label id=label for=control>Hello my
 world</label><input id=control />`);
   await page.$eval('input', input => {
-    input.setAttribute('placeholder', 'hello\nworld');
-    input.setAttribute('title', 'hello\nworld');
-    input.setAttribute('alt', 'hello\nworld');
+    input.setAttribute('placeholder', 'hello my\nworld');
+    input.setAttribute('title', 'hello my\nworld');
+    input.setAttribute('alt', 'hello my\nworld');
   });
-  await expect(page.getByText('hello\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
-  await expect(page.getByLabel('hello\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('hello\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByAltText('hello\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
-  await expect(page.getByTitle('hello\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByText('hello my\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
+  await expect(page.getByText('hello        my    world')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'label');
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('hello my\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('hello my\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByAltText('hello my\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
+  await expect(page.getByTitle('hello my\nworld')).toHaveAttribute('id', 'control');
 });
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/hooks.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/hooks.spec.ts
index 24d1fda0c8637..035b5c4eb329b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/hooks.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/hooks.spec.ts
@@ -740,11 +740,11 @@ test('test.setTimeout should work separately in afterAll', async ({ runInlineTes
       });
       test.afterAll(async () => {
         console.log('\\n%%afterAll');
-        test.setTimeout(1000);
-        await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 800));
+        test.setTimeout(3000);
+        await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 2000));
       });
     `,
-  }, { timeout: '100' });
+  }, { timeout: '1000' });
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
   expect(result.output.split('\n').filter(line => line.startsWith('%%'))).toEqual([