diff --git a/test/test-clean.sh b/test/test-clean.sh
index 2d57afdf..a70a76b1 100755
--- a/test/test-clean.sh
+++ b/test/test-clean.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ begin_test "clean pseudo pointer with extra data"
   clean_setup "extra-data"
 
   # pointer includes enough extra data to fill the 'git lfs clean' buffer
-  echo "version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+  printf "version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
 oid sha256:7cd8be1d2cd0dd22cd9d229bb6b5785009a05e8b39d405615d882caac56562b5
 size 1024
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
-This is my test pointer.  There are many like it, but this one is mine." | git lfs clean | tee clean.log
+This is my test pointer.  There are many like it, but this one is mine.\n" | git lfs clean | tee clean.log
   [ "$(pointer c2f909f6961bf85a92e2942ef3ed80c938a3d0ebaee6e72940692581052333be 586)" = "$(cat clean.log)" ]
 )
 end_test