diff --git a/collects/tests/mred/wxme-random.ss b/collects/tests/mred/wxme-random.ss
index 38e8e11224..5948182fb3 100644
--- a/collects/tests/mred/wxme-random.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/mred/wxme-random.ss
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     (vector-ref v (random (vector-length v))))
 
   (define (random-string)
-    (random-elem '#("a" "x\ny\nz\n" "(define (f x)\n  (+ x x))\n" "hello there")))
+    (random-elem '#("a" "x\ny\nz\n" "(define (f x)\n  (+ x x))\n" "hello there" "" "\n")))
 
   (define seqs (make-hasheq))