diff --git a/tests/test_recognition.py b/tests/test_recognition.py
index fdfef820..e5937701 100644
--- a/tests/test_recognition.py
+++ b/tests/test_recognition.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def test_ibm_chinese(self):
     def test_whisper_english(self):
         r = sr.Recognizer()
         with sr.AudioFile(self.AUDIO_FILE_EN) as source: audio = r.record(source)
-        self.assertEqual(r.recognize_whisper(audio, language="english", **self.WHISPER_CONFIG), " 1, 2, 3.")
+        self.assertEqual(r.recognize_whisper(audio, language="english", **self.WHISPER_CONFIG), " 1, 2, 3")
 
     def test_whisper_french(self):
         r = sr.Recognizer()