diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/template.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/template.php
index 4e5b44bce8..886117e2ce 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/template.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/template.php
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ class Tests_Post_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEquals( $before_after, $output );
 
-		$separator = "1{$page2}2</a>{$page3}3</a>";
+		$separator = " 1{$page2}2</a>{$page3}3</a>";
 		$output = wp_link_pages( array( 'echo' => 0, 'before' => '', 'after' => '', 'separator' => '' ) );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( $separator, $output );
 
-		$link = "<em>1</em>{$page2}<em>2</em></a>{$page3}<em>3</em></a>";
+		$link = " <em>1</em>{$page2}<em>2</em></a>{$page3}<em>3</em></a>";
 		$output = wp_link_pages( array( 'echo' => 0, 'before' => '', 'after' => '', 'separator' => '',
 			'link_before' => '<em>', 'link_after' => '</em>'
 		) );
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class Tests_Post_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals( $next_prev_link, $output );
 
 		$GLOBALS['page'] = 1;
-		$separator = "<p>Pages: | 1 | {$page2}2</a> | {$page3}3</a></p>";
+		$separator = "<p>Pages: 1 | {$page2}2</a> | {$page3}3</a></p>";
 		$output = wp_link_pages( array( 'echo' => 0, 'separator' => ' | ' ) );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( $separator, $output );
 
-		$pagelink = " | Page 1 | {$page2}Page 2</a> | {$page3}Page 3</a>";
+		$pagelink = " Page 1 | {$page2}Page 2</a> | {$page3}Page 3</a>";
 		$output = wp_link_pages( array( 'echo' => 0, 'separator' => ' | ', 'before' => '', 'after' => '',
 			'pagelink' => 'Page %'
 		) );