diff --git a/test/maple_test/task.py b/test/maple_test/task.py
index 34071d2933844d923bea9eb853e2064beb60a24c..02f54663057eb4ca5780e54e95731ca74e1ff812 100644
--- a/test/maple_test/task.py
+++ b/test/maple_test/task.py
@@ -447,16 +447,7 @@ def format_compare_command(raw_command, compare_cmd):
             prev_char = ""
         else:
             prev_char = raw_command[start - 1]
-        if end == len(raw_command):
-            next_char = ""
-        else:
-            next_char = raw_command[end]
-        if (
-            prev_char.isalnum()
-            or prev_char == "_"
-            or next_char.isalnum()
-            or next_char == "_"
-        ):
+        if prev_char.isalnum() or prev_char == "_":
             continue
         else:
             raw_command = raw_command[:start] + compare_cmd + raw_command[end:]