diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/primitive_types.i b/Examples/test-suite/primitive_types.i
index 08d87db35..31e150803 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/primitive_types.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/primitive_types.i
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
   namet gbl_namet;
 
 %}
+
+
 //
 // adding applies for incomplete swig type MyInt
 //
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
index 63f47d3b8..04c5233d5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ if t.var_namet != 'holac':
 
 t.var_namet = 'hol'
 
-if t.var_namet != 'hol\0\0':
+if t.var_namet != 'hol':
+#if t.var_namet != 'hol\0\0':
   print "bad namet", t.var_namet
   raise RuntimeError