diff --git a/test/random.spec.ts b/test/random.spec.ts
index 67a04c6d648..2ec6008da49 100644
--- a/test/random.spec.ts
+++ b/test/random.spec.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('random', () => {
           const actual = faker.random.numeric();
 
           expect(actual).toHaveLength(1);
-          expect(actual).toMatch(/^[1-9]$/);
+          expect(actual).toMatch(/^[0-9]$/);
         });
 
         it.each(times(100))(
diff --git a/test/string.spec.ts b/test/string.spec.ts
index f07f1e1664e..fe8235b03c2 100644
--- a/test/string.spec.ts
+++ b/test/string.spec.ts
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ describe('string', () => {
 
           expect(actual).toBeTypeOf('string');
           expect(actual).toHaveLength(1000);
-          expect(actual).toMatch(/^[1-9][0-9]+$/);
+          expect(actual).toMatch(/^[0-9]+$/);
         });
 
         it('should allow leading zeros via option', () => {