diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTremolo.xml b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTremolo.xml
index fe7898d59c..57b8c24557 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTremolo.xml
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTremolo.xml
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="start">2</tremolo>
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="stop">2</tremolo>
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="start">4</tremolo>
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="stop">4</tremolo>
diff --git a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTwoNoteTremoloTuplet.xml b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTwoNoteTremoloTuplet.xml
index 4e77e37495..cd34b4f0e6 100644
--- a/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTwoNoteTremoloTuplet.xml
+++ b/src/importexport/musicxml/tests/data/testTwoNoteTremoloTuplet.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="stop">1</tremolo>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="start">1</tremolo>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
           <actual-notes>2</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>1</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="stop">1</tremolo>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
           <actual-notes>6</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>2</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <tuplet type="start" bracket="yes">
             <tuplet-actual>
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
           <actual-notes>6</actual-notes>
           <normal-notes>2</normal-notes>
           </time-modification>
-        <stem>down</stem>
+        <stem>up</stem>
         <notations>
           <ornaments>
             <tremolo type="stop">1</tremolo>