diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/cat.allocation/10_basic.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/cat.allocation/10_basic.yaml
index 83b5cc5974f..83d14f16759 100755
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/cat.allocation/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/cat.allocation/10_basic.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
                 \n
               )+
               (
+                \s*                          #allow leading spaces to account for right-justified text
                 \d+                    \s+
                 UNASSIGNED             \s+
                 \n