diff --git a/src/uwtools/tests/test_cli.py b/src/uwtools/tests/test_cli.py
index 8c3f8f5e2..7d36e4349 100644
--- a/src/uwtools/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/uwtools/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ def test__timedelta_from_str(capsys):
     assert cli._timedelta_from_str("01:15:07").total_seconds() == 1 * 3600 + 15 * 60 + 7
     with raises(SystemExit):
         cli._timedelta_from_str("foo")
-    assert f"xSpecify leadtime as {cli.LEADTIME_DESC}" in capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert f"Specify leadtime as {cli.LEADTIME_DESC}" in capsys.readouterr().err
 
 
 def test__version():