diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-oc.el b/testing/lisp/test-oc.el
index c700780fe..896870303 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-oc.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-oc.el
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
           (org-test-with-temp-text "[cite:global pre;pre1 @key1;pre2 @key2]"
             (org-cite-main-affixes (org-element-context)))))
   (should
-   (equal '(nil . ("global post"))
+   (equal '(nil . (" global post"))
           (org-test-with-temp-text "[cite:@key1 post1;@key2 post2; global post]"
             (org-cite-main-affixes (org-element-context))))))