diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/AuthorizationServiceIntegTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/AuthorizationServiceIntegTests.java
index 3244dda91e002..216031ca42d43 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/AuthorizationServiceIntegTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/AuthorizationServiceIntegTests.java
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ public void testCrossClusterAccessWithInvalidRoleDescriptors() {
             assertThat(
                 actual.getMessage(),
                 equalTo(
-                    "Role descriptor for cross cluster access can only contain index and " +
-                        "cluster privileges but other privileges found for subject ["
+                    "Role descriptor for cross cluster access can only contain index and "
+                        + "cluster privileges but other privileges found for subject ["
                         + expectedPrincipal
                         + "]"
                 )