diff --git a/src/bin/psql/t/030_pager.pl b/src/bin/psql/t/030_pager.pl
index cf81fb1603c..3e34ae1a16f 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/t/030_pager.pl
+++ b/src/bin/psql/t/030_pager.pl
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ do_command(
 
 do_command(
 	"SELECT 'test' AS t FROM generate_series(1,24);\n",
-	qr/^ *24\r?$/m,
+	qr/^.*24\r?$/m,
 	"execute SELECT query that needs pagination");
 
 do_command(
 	"\\pset expanded\nSELECT generate_series(1,20) as g;\n",
-	qr/^ *39\r?$/m,
+	qr/^.*39\r?$/m,
 	"execute SELECT query that needs pagination in expanded mode");
 
 do_command(
 	"\\pset tuples_only off\n\\d+ information_schema.referential_constraints\n",
-	qr/^ *\d+\r?$/m,
+	qr/^.*\d+\r?$/m,
 	"execute command with footer that needs pagination");
 
 # send psql an explicit \q to shut it down, else pty won't close properly