diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts__tmpl__
index b2c691dc76..0f8587663c 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.e2e-spec.ts__tmpl__
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ describe('<%= utils.dasherize(name) %> App', () => {
 
   it('should display welcome message', () => {
     page.navigateTo();
-    expect(page.getParagraphText()).toEqual('Welcome to <%= prefix %>!');
+    expect(page.text()).toContain('app works!');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.po.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.po.ts__tmpl__
index 344e57db79..2614876036 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.po.ts__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/app/files/apps/__name__/e2e/app.po.ts__tmpl__
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export class AppPage {
   }
 
   getParagraphText() {
-    return element(by.css('<%= prefix %>-root h1')).getText();
+    return browser.findElement(by.css('body')).getText();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/lib/files/libs/__name__/__sourceDir__/__fileName__.spec.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/schematics/src/lib/files/libs/__name__/__sourceDir__/__fileName__.spec.ts__tmpl__
index e85d081313..6055de911f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/lib/files/libs/__name__/__sourceDir__/__fileName__.spec.ts__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/lib/files/libs/__name__/__sourceDir__/__fileName__.spec.ts__tmpl__
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { <%= className %> } from './<%=fileName%>';
 
-describe("<%= className %>", () => {
-  it("should work", () => {
+describe('<%= className %>', () => {
+  it('should work', () => {
     expect(new <%= className %>()).toBeDefined();
   });
 });