diff --git a/features/recipes/evaluation.feature b/features/recipes/evaluation.feature
index 73da50f..d66c84f 100644
--- a/features/recipes/evaluation.feature
+++ b/features/recipes/evaluation.feature
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Feature: recipe evaluation
       """
     When I execute the recipe
     Then the exit status must be 0
-    And the output must contain "hello from recipe"
+    And the output must contain exactly "hello from recipe\n"
 
   Scenario: reports errors when evaluating an invalid recipe
     Given a recipe with: