diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/plugins/CookiesTest.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/plugins/CookiesTest.kt
index 7ced35f906..fc8ec66e78 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/plugins/CookiesTest.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-tests/common/test/io/ktor/client/tests/plugins/CookiesTest.kt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class CookiesTest : ClientLoader() {
         test { client ->
             client.prepareGet("$TEST_HOST/encoded").execute { httpResponse ->
                 val response = httpResponse.bodyAsText()
-                val cookieStrings = response.split(";").filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+                val cookieStrings = response.split("; ").filter { it.isNotBlank() }
                 assertEquals(4, cookieStrings.size)
                 assertEquals("uri=first%2C+cookie", cookieStrings[0])
                 assertEquals("raw=first%2C+cookie", cookieStrings[1])