diff --git a/v2/test/module-actions/bootstrap.jam b/v2/test/module-actions/bootstrap.jam
index b2b752d06..ff52a60d3 100644
--- a/v2/test/module-actions/bootstrap.jam
+++ b/v2/test/module-actions/bootstrap.jam
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ module A
         ALWAYS $(target) ;
     }
     
-    actions act
-    {
-        echo A.act $(<):  $(X1)  $(X2)  $(X3)
-    }
+    actions act { echo A.act $(<): $(X1) $(X2) $(X3) }
     
     make t1 : : A.act ;
     make t2 : : A.act ;
@@ -53,20 +50,14 @@ module B
 {
     X2 = X2-B ;
     
-    actions act
-    {
-        echo B.act $(<):  $(X1)  $(X2)  $(X3)
-    }
+    actions act { echo B.act $(<): $(X1) $(X2) $(X3) }
     
     make t1 : : B.act ;
     make t2 : : B.act ;
     make t3 : : B.act ;
 }
 
-actions act
-{
-    echo act $(<):  $(X1)  $(X2)  $(X3)
-}
+actions act { echo act $(<): $(X1) $(X2) $(X3) }
 
 make t1 : : act ;
 make t2 : : act ;
diff --git a/v2/test/module_actions.py b/v2/test/module_actions.py
index 93e6d1ccd..f0c4315f8 100644
--- a/v2/test/module_actions.py
+++ b/v2/test/module_actions.py
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ t = Tester(pass_toolset=0)
 
 t.set_tree('module-actions')
 
-expected = r'''A.act t1:   X1-t1     
-B.act t1:   X1-t1   X2-B   
-act t1:   X1-t1   X2-global   X3-global 
-A.act t2:   X1-A   X2-t2   
-B.act t2:     X2-t2   
-act t2:   X1-global   X2-t2   X3-global 
-A.act t3:   X1-A     X3-t3 
-B.act t3:     X2-B   X3-t3 
-act t3:   X1-global   X2-global   X3-t3 
+expected = r'''A.act t1: X1-t1   
+B.act t1: X1-t1 X2-B  
+act t1: X1-t1 X2-global X3-global 
+A.act t2: X1-A X2-t2  
+B.act t2:  X2-t2  
+act t2: X1-global X2-t2 X3-global 
+A.act t3: X1-A  X3-t3 
+B.act t3:  X2-B X3-t3 
+act t3: X1-global X2-global X3-t3 
 '''
 
 # On Unixes, call to 'echo 1     2      3' produces '1 2 3' (note spacing)