diff --git a/tests/scripts/test043-delta-syncrepl b/tests/scripts/test043-delta-syncrepl
index 253d764067..6138707b7e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test043-delta-syncrepl
+++ b/tests/scripts/test043-delta-syncrepl
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ fi
 test $KILLSERVERS != no && kill -HUP $KILLPIDS
 
 echo "Filtering producer results..."
-. $LDIFFILTER < $MASTEROUT | grep -iv ^auditcontext: > $MASTERFLT
+. $LDIFFILTER < $MASTEROUT | grep -iv "^auditcontext:" > $MASTERFLT
 echo "Filtering consumer results..."
-. $LDIFFILTER < $SLAVEOUT | grep -iv ^auditcontext: > $SLAVEFLT
+. $LDIFFILTER < $SLAVEOUT | grep -iv "^auditcontext:" > $SLAVEFLT
 
 echo "Comparing retrieved entries from producer and consumer..."
 $CMP $MASTERFLT $SLAVEFLT > $CMPOUT