diff --git a/testsuite/datmantests/test_backup_and_extract.py b/testsuite/datmantests/test_backup_and_extract.py
index 8bb5d22..d54cbb7 100644
--- a/testsuite/datmantests/test_backup_and_extract.py
+++ b/testsuite/datmantests/test_backup_and_extract.py
@@ -331,11 +331,13 @@ kind = {{ stdout = "blahblah.txt" }}
         time.sleep(2)
         subprocess.check_call(("datman", "backup-one", "srca", "main"), cwd=datman_path)
 
-        pointer_names = (
-            subprocess.check_output(("yama", "debug", "lsp"), cwd=yama_path)
+        pointer_names = [
+            line
+            for line in subprocess.check_output(("yama", "debug", "lsp"), cwd=yama_path)
             .decode()
             .split("\n")
-        )
+            if line
+        ]
         self.assertEqual(len(pointer_names), 3)
         self.assertLess(pointer_names[0], pointer_names[1])
         self.assertLess(pointer_names[1], pointer_names[2])