diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
index 7055522381c..0786e0665c3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllibnet.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def test_basic(self):
                         " urlretrieve is not a valid path")
         FILE = file(file_location)
         try:
-            self.assert_(FILE.read(), "reading from the file location returned "
-                                      "by urlretrieve failed")
+            self.assert_(FILE.read(), "reading from the file location returned"
+                         " by urlretrieve failed")
         finally:
             FILE.close()
             os.unlink(file_location)