diff --git a/tests/test_utils_tqdm_mod.py b/tests/test_utils_tqdm_mod.py
index ba1a1bbc1..63fb73fbb 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_tqdm_mod.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_tqdm_mod.py
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ def test_float_alignment_in_bar():
 
     # Expected formatted values using format_sizeof
     expected_values = [
-        "  1.3/100.1",
-        " 12.5/100.1",
-        " 99.9/100.1",
+        "1.3/100.1",
+        "12.5/100.1",
+        "99.9/100.1",
         "100.0/100.1",
         "100.1/100.1",
     ]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_float_alignment_in_bar():
     # Extract the actual padded float/total strings from the full lines
     values = []
     for line in lines:
-        match = re.search(r"(\s*\d{1,3}\.\d)/100\.1", line)
+        match = re.search(r"(\d{1,3}\.\d)/100\.1", line)
         if match:
             values.append(match.group(0))