diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_histories.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_histories.py
index 13648aee583f..42fbe529ef16 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_histories.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_histories.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ def test_publish_non_alphanumeric(self):
         history_name = "تاریخچه"
         history_id = self.dataset_populator.new_history(name=history_name)
         response = self.dataset_populator.make_public(history_id)
-        assert response["username_and_slug"]
+        assert history_name in response["username_and_slug"]
 
     def test_immutable_history_update_fails(self):
         history_id = self._create_history("TestHistoryForImmutability")["id"]