diff --git a/tests/compute/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py b/tests/compute/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
index e08f537f..edeea297 100644
--- a/tests/compute/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def test_update_startup_script_h(vm):
 def test_update_startup_script_with_escaping_characters_in_name(vm):
     vm.startup_script = "set pcname initial-name\n"
     vm.name = "test\\"
-    assert vm.startup_script == "set pcname test\\\n"
+    assert vm.startup_script == "set pcname test\\{}".format(os.linesep)
 
 
 def test_get_startup_script(vm):