diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/pr/pr-create-with-metadata.txtar b/acceptance/testdata/pr/pr-create-with-metadata.txtar
index 765c84b67..3e06b533b 100644
--- a/acceptance/testdata/pr/pr-create-with-metadata.txtar
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/pr/pr-create-with-metadata.txtar
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ stdout2env PR_URL
 
 # Check the PR is indeed created
 exec gh pr view $PR_URL
-stdout 'assignees:\t.*$'
+stdout 'assignees:\t.+$'
 stdout 'labels:\tbug$'