diff --git a/tests/test-notify b/tests/test-notify
--- a/tests/test-notify
+++ b/tests/test-notify
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ hg --traceback --cwd a commit -Amb -d '1
 
 echo '% pull (minimal config)'
 hg --traceback --cwd b pull ../a 2>&1 | sed -e 's/\(Message-Id:\).*/\1/' \
-  -e 's/changeset \([0-9a-f]* \)*in .*test-notif/changeset \1in test-notif/' \
+  -e 's/changeset \([0-9a-f]* *\)in .*test-notif/changeset \1in test-notif/' \
   -e 's/^details: .*test-notify/details: test-notify/'
 
 cat <<EOF >> $HGRCPATH