diff --git a/test/framework/toy_build.py b/test/framework/toy_build.py
index 2ea74d7c29..2aa4d9bcaf 100644
--- a/test/framework/toy_build.py
+++ b/test/framework/toy_build.py
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ def test_toy_module_fulltxt(self):
             ] + modloadmsg_lua + [
                 r'end',
                 r'setenv\("TOY", "toy-0.0"\)',
-                r'io.stderr:write\("oh hai\!"\)$',
+                r'io.stderr:write\("oh hai\!"\)',
                 r'-- Built with EasyBuild version .*',
             ])
         elif get_module_syntax() == 'Tcl':
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ def test_toy_module_fulltxt(self):
             ] + modloadmsg_tcl + [
                 r'}',
                 r'setenv	TOY		"toy-0.0"',
-                r'puts stderr "oh hai\!"$',
+                r'puts stderr "oh hai\!"',
                 r'# Built with EasyBuild version .*',
             ])
         else: