diff --git a/test/src/BasicAlignmentTest.java b/test/src/BasicAlignmentTest.java
index b5a26d218992c6b8fe39bca5f2a0bd8b6dfa5580..3fcdec4aa3aba5ca296ec4ed4dee292db688f8f8 100644
--- a/test/src/BasicAlignmentTest.java
+++ b/test/src/BasicAlignmentTest.java
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ public class BasicAlignmentTest {
 	assertNotNull( result, "URIAlignment(result) was null" );
 	String query = "PREFIX rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .\nPREFIX onto1: <http://www.example.org/ontology1#> .\n\nSELECT *\nFROM XXX\nWHERE {\n    ?X rdf:type <http://www.example.org/ontology1#reviewedarticle>.\n    ?X rdf:type onto1:reviewedarticle .\n  }";
 	String transf = result.rewriteQuery( query );
-	assertEquals( transf.length(), 280 );
+	assertEquals( transf.length(), 278 );
 	Properties prefix = new Properties();
 	prefix.setProperty( "onto2", "http://www.example.org/ontology2#" );
 	transf = result.rewriteQuery( query, prefix );
-	assertEquals( transf.length(), 274 );
+	assertEquals( transf.length(), 271 );
 	transf = result.translateMessage( query );
 	assertEquals( transf.length(), 249 );
     }