diff --git a/tests/unit/job/test_genericJob.py b/tests/unit/job/test_genericJob.py
index 60cc1deaa..8559e44a9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/job/test_genericJob.py
+++ b/tests/unit/job/test_genericJob.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_compress_file_list(self):
         )
         with contextlib.redirect_stdout(io.StringIO(newline=os.linesep)) as f:
             ham.files.file_to_compress.tail()
-        self.assertEqual(f.getvalue().replace("\r", ""), "content: file_to_compress\n")
+        self.assertEqual(f.getvalue().replace("\r", "").replace("\n", ""), "content: file_to_compress")
         ham.remove()
 
     def test_job_name(self):