1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
index c9c9be5406..3d257e9477 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ local function reopenwithfolds(b)
 end
 
 describe('API: buffer events:', function()
+  before_each(clear)
+
   it('when lines are added', function()
     local b, tick = editoriginal(true)
 
@@ -785,7 +787,8 @@ describe('API: buffer events:', function()
 
   local function lines_subset(first, second)
     for i = 1,#first do
-      if first[i] ~= second[i] then
+      -- need to ignore trailing spaces
+      if first[i]:gsub(' +$', '') ~= second[i]:gsub(' +$', '') then
         return false
       end
     end