diff --git a/tests/letstest/scripts/test_openssl_version.py b/tests/letstest/scripts/test_openssl_version.py
index f9b1e4e91..948fc471b 100644
--- a/tests/letstest/scripts/test_openssl_version.py
+++ b/tests/letstest/scripts/test_openssl_version.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def main(openssl_version, apache_version):
     with open(conf_file_location) as f:
         contents = f.read()
     if tuple(apache_version.split(".")) < (2, 4, 11) or \
-        LooseVersion(openssl_version) < LooseVersion('1.0.2l'):
+        LooseVersion(openssl_version.strip()) < LooseVersion('1.0.2l'):
         # should be old version
         # assert SSLSessionTickets not in conf file
         if "SSLSessionTickets" in contents: