diff --git a/test/ganeti.hooks_unittest.py b/test/ganeti.hooks_unittest.py
index fda7fbef30c3e8acb6d2a03affa217f609f8276b..55fef19627ddb764cfa41ea89951cf077c01600a 100755
--- a/test/ganeti.hooks_unittest.py
+++ b/test/ganeti.hooks_unittest.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class TestHooksRunner(unittest.TestCase):
       os.symlink("/usr/bin/env", fname)
       self.torm.append((fname, False))
       env_snt = {"PHASE": phase}
-      env_exp = "PHASE=%s\n" % phase
+      env_exp = "PHASE=%s" % phase
       self.failUnlessEqual(self.hr.RunHooks(self.hpath, phase, env_snt),
                            [(self._rname(fname), HKR_SUCCESS, env_exp)])