diff --git a/tests/lex/test_lex.py b/tests/lex/test_lex.py
index 4d354d3..4413a6b 100644
--- a/tests/lex/test_lex.py
+++ b/tests/lex/test_lex.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_lex_symbols():
 
 def test_lex_strings():
     """ Make sure that strings are valid expressions"""
-    objs = tokenize("\"foo\" ")
+    objs = tokenize('"foo"')
     assert objs == [HyString("foo")]
     # Make sure backslash-escaped newlines work (see issue #831)
     objs = tokenize(r"""