diff --git a/tests/checks/help-completions.fish b/tests/checks/help-completions.fish
index abbf5af87..f30113cbe 100644
--- a/tests/checks/help-completions.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/help-completions.fish
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ status help-sections | grep -v ^cmds/ >expected
 
 __fish_data_with_file completions/help.fish cat |
     awk '
-        /(\s)case(\s)/ && $2 != "'\''cmds/*'\''" {
+        / case / && $2 != "'\''cmds/*'\''" {
             sub(/^introduction/, "index", $2);
             print $2
         }