diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lab-movie-review-page/67ef8f695db52583424bd118.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lab-movie-review-page/67ef8f695db52583424bd118.md
index 20e97ab84fa..9dcd1b0fe21 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lab-movie-review-page/67ef8f695db52583424bd118.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lab-movie-review-page/67ef8f695db52583424bd118.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The `span` element inside the rating paragraph should have ten stars, either fil
 const spanEl = document.querySelector("main p:nth-of-type(2) span");
 const fullRatingText = document.querySelector("main p:nth-of-type(2)")?.textContent.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
 
-assert.match(spanEl?.innerText, /^[⭐☆]{10}$/);
+assert.match(spanEl?.innerText.trim(), /^[⭐☆]{10}$/);
 assert.match(fullRatingText, /Movie Rating:?\s*[⭐☆]{10}\s*\(\s*\d+(?:\.\d+)?\s*\/\s*10\s*\)$/);
 ```