diff --git a/test/javascripts/controllers/notifications_controller_test.js b/test/javascripts/controllers/notifications_controller_test.js
index 8400dfe9ff..16951f72fa 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/controllers/notifications_controller_test.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/controllers/notifications_controller_test.js
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ test("displays a list of notifications and a 'more' link when there are notifica
   equal(count(items), 3, "number of list items is correct");
 
   equal(items.eq(0).attr("class"), "", "first (unread) item has proper class");
-  equal(items.eq(0).text(), "scope_1 username_1 link_1", "first item has correct content");
+  equal(items.eq(0).text().trim(), "scope_1 username_1 link_1", "first item has correct content");
 
   equal(items.eq(1).attr("class"), "read", "second (read) item has proper class");
-  equal(items.eq(1).text(), "scope_2 username_2 link_2", "second item has correct content");
+  equal(items.eq(1).text().trim(), "scope_2 username_2 link_2", "second item has correct content");
 
   var moreLink = items.eq(2).find("> a");
   equal(moreLink.attr("href"), Discourse.User.current().get("path"), "'more' link points to a correct URL");
diff --git a/test/javascripts/integration/header_test.js b/test/javascripts/integration/header_test.js
index 5cb8729d03..8978435912 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/integration/header_test.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/integration/header_test.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test("notifications dropdown", function() {
 
     ok(exists($items), "is lazily populated after user opens it");
     ok($items.first().hasClass("read"), "correctly binds items' 'read' class");
-    equal($items.first().find('span').html(), 'notifications.replied velesin <a href="/t/a-slug/1234/2">some title</a>', "correctly generates items' content");
+    equal($items.first().find('span').html().trim(), 'notifications.replied velesin <a href="/t/a-slug/1234/2">some title</a>', "correctly generates items' content");
   });
 });