diff --git a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/lib/newgem.rb.tt b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/lib/newgem.rb.tt
index f441eab5f26..fae6337c3e6 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/lib/newgem.rb.tt
+++ b/lib/bundler/templates/newgem/lib/newgem.rb.tt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require "<%= config[:namespaced_path] %>/<%= config[:underscored_name] %>"
 <%- config[:constant_array].each_with_index do |c, i| -%>
 <%= "  " * i %>module <%= c %>
 <%- end -%>
-<%= "  " * config[:constant_array].size %>class Error < StandardError; end %>
+<%= "  " * config[:constant_array].size %>class Error < StandardError; end
 <%= "  " * config[:constant_array].size %># Your code goes here...
 <%- (config[:constant_array].size-1).downto(0) do |i| -%>
 <%= "  " * i %>end
diff --git a/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb b/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
index f4642787cbf..9f45fb665b5 100644
--- a/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/commands/newgem_spec.rb
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def create_temporary_dir(dir)
     end
 
     it "creates a base error class" do
-      expect(bundled_app("test_gem/lib/test_gem.rb").read).to include("class Error < StandardError")
+      expect(bundled_app("test_gem/lib/test_gem.rb").read).to match(/class Error < StandardError; end$/)
     end
 
     it "runs rake without problems" do