diff --git a/exporter/syslogexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/syslogexporter/config_test.go
index c25a0a946868..870a83b96786 100644
--- a/exporter/syslogexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/syslogexporter/config_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				Protocol: "rfc542",
 				Network:  "udp",
 			},
-			err: "unsupported port: port is required, must be in the range 1-65535; " +
+			err: "unsupported port: port is required, must be in the range 1-65535" + "\n" +
 				"unsupported protocol: Only rfc5424 and rfc3164 supported",
 		},
 		{