diff --git a/internal/k8s/log_test.go b/internal/k8s/log_test.go
index 62d9c6ce89e..f86db16f0d5 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/log_test.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/log_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestKlogOnlyLogsToLogrus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, <-outC)
 
 	infoEntry := logHook.AllEntries()[0]
-	assert.Equal(t, infoLog+"\n", infoEntry.Message)
+	assert.Equal(t, infoLog, infoEntry.Message)
 	assert.Len(t, infoEntry.Data, 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", infoEntry.Data["foo"])
 	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", sourceFile, infoLine), infoEntry.Data["caller"])