diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 28d135ae..4ae65d64 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: trailing-whitespace
+        exclude: test/.*\.py
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: check-docstring-first
       - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
diff --git a/test/utils/test_file.py b/test/utils/test_file.py
index 30033362..7a8dd37f 100644
--- a/test/utils/test_file.py
+++ b/test/utils/test_file.py
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ Line 2
 Line 3
 """
 
-FILE_2_CONTENT = """
+FILE_2_CONTENT = """   
 Line 2
 
 Line 4
 
-"""
+"""  # noqa
 
 FILE_3_CONTENT = """
 Line 2
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def setup_and_teardown_files():
     [
         ("file_1.txt", False, ["Line 1", "Line 2", "Line 3"], DoesNotRaise()),
         ("file_2.txt", True, ["Line 2", "Line 4"], DoesNotRaise()),
-        ("file_2.txt", False, ["", "Line 2", "", "Line 4", ""], DoesNotRaise()),
+        ("file_2.txt", False, ["   ", "Line 2", "", "Line 4", ""], DoesNotRaise()),
         ("file_3.txt", True, ["Line 2", "Line 4"], DoesNotRaise()),
         ("file_3.txt", False, ["", "Line 2", "", "Line 4", ""], DoesNotRaise()),
         ("file_4.txt", True, None, pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError)),