diff --git a/test/string.carp b/test/string.carp
index cc8ca98a..310b4a1a 100644
--- a/test/string.carp
+++ b/test/string.carp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                 "collapse-whitespace works as expected")
   (assert-equal test
                 &[@"erik" @"sved" @"hej" @"foo"]
-                &(words "erik sved hej\tfoo")
+                &(words "erik sved\nhej\tfoo")
                 "words works correctly")
   (assert-equal test
                 &[@"erik" @"sved" @"hej" @"foo"]