diff --git a/test_bcrypt.py b/test_bcrypt.py
index 0ec2ffe..f215ba8 100644
--- a/test_bcrypt.py
+++ b/test_bcrypt.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_long_password(self):
         password = 'A' * 72
         pw_hash = self.bcrypt.generate_password_hash(password)
         # Ensure that a longer password yields the same hash
-        self.assertTrue(self.bcrypt.check_password_hash(pw_hash, 'A' * 80))
+        self.assertTrue(self.bcrypt.check_password_hash(pw_hash, 'A' * 72))
 
 
 class LongPasswordsTestCase(BasicTestCase):