diff --git a/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js b/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
index e6b6de81c..700c498f6 100644
--- a/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
+++ b/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var assert = require('assert')
 var filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../../../../APIKEY.txt');
 
 var apiKey = fs.readFileSync(filePath,  {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+apiKey = apiKey.replace(/\n$/, "");
 var apiVersion = 1;
 var testPadId = makeid();
 var lastEdited = "";
diff --git a/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js b/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
index 86ba454a2..4742852ff 100644
--- a/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
+++ b/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var assert = require('assert')
 var filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../../../../APIKEY.txt');
 
 var apiKey = fs.readFileSync(filePath,  {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+apiKey = apiKey.replace(/\n$/, "");
 var apiVersion = 1;
 var testPadId = makeid();
 var groupID = "";