diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/cts/AbstractVerifierTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/cts/AbstractVerifierTest.java
index 16d3ac452c..5e2a55e7ec 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/cts/AbstractVerifierTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/cts/AbstractVerifierTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class AbstractVerifierTest extends TestCase {
     public void testGetCns_whitespace() {
         assertCns("cn= p", "p");
         assertCns("cn=\np", "p");
-        assertCns("cn=\tp", "p");
+        assertCns("cn=\tp", "\tp");
     }
 
     public void testGetCnsWithOid() {