diff --git a/tests/basic/test_coder.py b/tests/basic/test_coder.py
index 4e391ddf1..06df2b647 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_coder.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_coder.py
@@ -942,8 +942,11 @@ This command will print 'Hello, World!' to the console."""
         system_message = next(msg for msg in messages if msg["role"] == "system")
         original_content = coder.fmt_system_prompt(coder.gpt_prompts.main_system)
 
-        # Check that the content matches the original prompt without prefix
-        self.assertEqual(system_message["content"], original_content)
+        # Check just the first line
+        self.assertEqual(
+            system_message["content"].split('\n')[0],
+            original_content.split('\n')[0]
+        )
 
     def test_system_prompt_prefix_empty(self):
         # Test behavior when system_prompt_prefix is empty string
@@ -963,8 +966,11 @@ This command will print 'Hello, World!' to the console."""
         system_message = next(msg for msg in messages if msg["role"] == "system")
         original_content = coder.fmt_system_prompt(coder.gpt_prompts.main_system)
 
-        # Check that the content matches the original prompt without prefix
-        self.assertEqual(system_message["content"], original_content)
+        # Check just the first line
+        self.assertEqual(
+            system_message["content"].split('\n')[0],
+            original_content.split('\n')[0]
+        )
 
     def test_coder_create_with_new_file_oserror(self):
         with GitTemporaryDirectory():