diff --git a/models/issue_assignees_test.go b/models/issue_assignees_test.go
index f2eb74a2016b1..79257013f8431 100644
--- a/models/issue_assignees_test.go
+++ b/models/issue_assignees_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestMakeIDsFromAPIAssigneesToAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []int64{}, IDs)
 
-	IDs, err = MakeIDsFromAPIAssigneesToAdd("", []string{"non_existing_user"})
+	IDs, err = MakeIDsFromAPIAssigneesToAdd("", []string{"none_existing_user"})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
 	IDs, err = MakeIDsFromAPIAssigneesToAdd("user1", []string{"user1"})
diff --git a/models/user_test.go b/models/user_test.go
index 8be59c5d725d3..f3952422afd33 100644
--- a/models/user_test.go
+++ b/models/user_test.go
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ func TestCreateUser_Issue5882(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetUserIDsByNames(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//ignore non existing
-	IDs, err := GetUserIDsByNames([]string{"user1", "user2", "do_not_exist"}, true)
+	IDs, err := GetUserIDsByNames([]string{"user1", "user2", "none_existing_user"}, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []int64{1, 2}, IDs)
 
 	//ignore non existing
 	IDs, err = GetUserIDsByNames([]string{"user1", "do_not_exist"}, false)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int64{}, IDs)
+	assert.Equal(t, []int64(nil), IDs)
 }