diff --git a/perma_web/perma/tests/test_views_common.py b/perma_web/perma/tests/test_views_common.py
index 35624f0eb..42a5c8216 100644
--- a/perma_web/perma/tests/test_views_common.py
+++ b/perma_web/perma/tests/test_views_common.py
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def test_contact_standard_submit_required(self):
         self.assertIn("Referring Page: " + self.refering_page, message.body)
         self.assertIn("Affiliations: (none)", message.body)
         self.assertIn("Logged in: false", message.body)
-        self.assertEqual(message.subject, self.subject_prefix + self.custom_subject)
+        self.assertTrue(message.subject.startswith(self.subject_prefix + self.custom_subject))
         self.assertEqual(message.from_email, self.our_address)
         self.assertEqual(message.recipients(), [self.our_address])
         self.assertDictEqual(message.extra_headers, {'Reply-To': self.from_email})
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def test_contact_standard_submit_no_optional(self):
         self.assertIn("Referring Page: ", message.body)
         self.assertIn("Affiliations: (none)", message.body)
         self.assertIn("Logged in: false", message.body)
-        self.assertEqual(message.subject, self.subject_prefix + 'New message from Perma contact form')
+        self.assertTrue(message.subject.startswith(self.subject_prefix + 'New message from Perma contact form'))
         self.assertEqual(message.from_email, self.our_address )
         self.assertEqual(message.recipients(), [self.our_address])
         self.assertDictEqual(message.extra_headers, {'Reply-To': self.from_email})