diff --git a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/EditableGridTest.java b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/EditableGridTest.java
index 92a7cc60fb..ac04dc7f9e 100644
--- a/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/EditableGridTest.java
+++ b/src/org/labkey/test/tests/component/EditableGridTest.java
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ private void verifyCellWarning(EditableGrid testGrid, List<String> expectedWarni
 
             checker().verifyEquals("Cell warning status not as expected at row " + rowId + " for col " + field.getLabel(), !StringUtils.isEmpty(expectedWarning), testGrid.hasCellError(rowId, field));
             if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(expectedWarning))
-                checker().verifyEquals("Cell warning msg not as expected at row " + rowId + " for col " + field.getLabel(), expectedWarning, testGrid.getCellPopoverText(rowId, field));
+                checker().verifyEqualsIgnoreWhiteSpaces("Cell warning msg not as expected at row " + rowId + " for col " + field.getLabel(), expectedWarning, testGrid.getCellPopoverText(rowId, field));
         }
     }