diff --git a/spec/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/editor-spec.coffee
index 8af1b05f2..de8d55bfb 100644
--- a/spec/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
             expect(editor.indentationForBufferRow(2)).toBe 1
 
           describe "when the cursor is before whitespace", ->
-            it "indents the whitespace properly on the new line", ->
+            it "retains the whitespace following the cursor on the new line", ->
               editor.setText("  var sort = function() {}")
               editor.setCursorScreenPosition([0, 23])
               editor.insertNewline()