diff --git a/qtconsole/tests/test_00_console_widget.py b/qtconsole/tests/test_00_console_widget.py
index c9b571e8..ed30122c 100644
--- a/qtconsole/tests/test_00_console_widget.py
+++ b/qtconsole/tests/test_00_console_widget.py
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def test_print_carriage_return(self):
             w._append_plain_text(text, before_prompt=True)
             w._flush_pending_stream() # emulate text being flushed
 
-        self.assert_text_equal(w._get_cursor(),
+        self.assert_text_equal(w._get_line_start_cursor(),
             "Hello\u20290123456789\u2029\u2029prompt>")
 
         # Print after prompt