diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/utf-8.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/utf-8.aql
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+string-to-codepoint("äöß");
+string-to-codepoint("迎");
+/* currently fails (issue 277) string-to-codepoint("欢")  */