diff --git a/tests/test_bad_request.py b/tests/test_bad_request.py
index 3f237a41..e495e7b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_bad_request.py
+++ b/tests/test_bad_request.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def test_bad_request_response(app):
     async def _request(sanic, loop):
         connect = asyncio.open_connection("127.0.0.1", 42101)
         reader, writer = await connect
-        writer.write(b"not http")
+        writer.write(b"not http\r\n\r\n")
         while True:
             line = await reader.readline()
             if not line: