diff --git a/tests/test_compile_markdown.py b/tests/test_compile_markdown.py
index 88ac290d0..0e805baf8 100644
--- a/tests/test_compile_markdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_compile_markdown.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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             """\
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