diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.spec.js
index cb9012133..8560efb72 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.spec.js
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ describe('UpdateUser', () => {
     })
 
     it('supports updating location', async () => {
-      variables = { ...variables, locationName: 'Hamburg, New Jersey, United States of America' }
+      variables = { ...variables, locationName: 'Hamburg, New Jersey, United States' }
       await expect(mutate({ mutation: updateUserMutation, variables })).resolves.toMatchObject({
-        data: { UpdateUser: { locationName: 'Hamburg, New Jersey, United States of America' } },
+        data: { UpdateUser: { locationName: 'Hamburg, New Jersey, United States' } },
         errors: undefined,
       })
     })
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/location.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/location.spec.js
index 59442a9ca..3044e4b6f 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/location.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users/location.spec.js
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ const newlyCreatedNodesWithLocales = [
     country: {
       id: expect.stringContaining('country'),
       type: 'country',
-      name: 'United States of America',
-      nameEN: 'United States of America',
+      name: 'United States',
+      nameEN: 'United States',
       nameDE: 'Vereinigte Staaten',
       namePT: 'Estados Unidos',
       nameES: 'Estados Unidos',