diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
index 201fc99125..9201b2cd1a 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/amqp_client_SUITE.erl
@@ -4087,7 +4087,7 @@ list_connections(Config) ->
 
     %% CLI should list AMQP 1.0 container-id
     {ok, StdOut1} = rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rabbitmqctl(Config, 0, ["list_connections", "--silent", "container_id"]),
-    ContainerIds0 = re:split(StdOut1, <<"\n">>, [trim]),
+    ContainerIds0 = re:split(string:trim(StdOut1), <<"\n">>, [trim]),
     ContainerIds = lists:sort(ContainerIds0),
     ?assertEqual([<<>>, ContainerId0, ContainerId2],
                  ContainerIds),