diff --git a/unittest/utils/test_utils.cpp b/unittest/utils/test_utils.cpp
index cb6fb9c05b..8bfb628f3e 100644
--- a/unittest/utils/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/unittest/utils/test_utils.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ TEST(Utils, strcompress)
     compressed = utils::strcompress("some other  text \r\n");
     ASSERT_THAT(compressed, StrEq("some other text"));
 
-    compressed = utils::strcompress("\v some	 text \f");
+    compressed = utils::strcompress("\v some  \t\t  text \f");
     ASSERT_THAT(compressed, StrEq("some text"));
 
     compressed = utils::strcompress("   some\t text    ");