diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
index 0d0dba325f..b738a7852c 100644
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/deploy-tests.factor
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ os macosx? [
 
 [ ] [ "tools.deploy.test.20" shake-and-bake ] unit-test
 
-[ "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><foo>Factor</foo>\n" ]
-[ deploy-test-command ascii [ contents ] with-process-reader ] unit-test
+[ "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><foo>Factor</foo>" ]
+[ deploy-test-command ascii [ readln ] with-process-reader ] unit-test
 
 [ ] [ 800000 small-enough? ] unit-test