diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
index 85a9a31f5..112ec978e 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			List<String> rows = getUninterruptibly(
 					asyncCqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0)));
 
-			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).executeAsync(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			List<String> rows = getUninterruptibly(
 					asyncCqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0)));
 
-			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).executeAsync(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			ListenableFuture<List<String>> future = asyncCqlTemplate.query(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(getUninterruptibly(future)).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(getUninterruptibly(future)).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).executeAsync(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			ListenableFuture<List<String>> future = asyncCqlTemplate.query(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(getUninterruptibly(future)).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(getUninterruptibly(future)).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).executeAsync(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ class AsyncCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			@Nullable CqlIdentifier keyspace,
 			Consumer<AsyncCqlTemplate> cqlTemplateConsumer) {
 
-		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", " Jesse" };
+		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", "Jesse" };
 
 		when(this.session.executeAsync((Statement) any())).thenReturn(new TestResultSetFuture(resultSet));
 		when(this.resultSet.currentPage()).thenReturn(Arrays.asList(row, row, row));
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/CqlTemplateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/CqlTemplateUnitTests.java
index ee5a06ac7..6fcca43a0 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/CqlTemplateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/CqlTemplateUnitTests.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 
 			List<String> rows = cqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 
 			List<String> rows = cqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			List<String> result = cqlTemplate.query(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(result).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(result).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			List<String> result = cqlTemplate.query(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(result).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(result).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			Stream<String> result = cqlTemplate.queryForStream(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			assertThat(result.collect(Collectors.toList())).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+			assertThat(result.collect(Collectors.toList())).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
 	}
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class CqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			@Nullable ConsistencyLevel serialConsistencyLevel, @Nullable String executionProfile,
 			@Nullable CqlIdentifier keyspace, Consumer<CqlTemplate> cqlTemplateConsumer) {
 
-		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", " Jesse" };
+		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", "Jesse" };
 
 		List<Row> rows = Arrays.asList(row, row, row);
 		when(this.session.execute((Statement) any())).thenReturn(resultSet);
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
index df80ab48f..4535bd753 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 
 			Flux<String> flux = reactiveCqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse").verifyComplete();
+			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse").verifyComplete();
 
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 
 			Flux<String> flux = reactiveCqlTemplate.query("SELECT * from USERS", (row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse").verifyComplete();
+			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse").verifyComplete();
 
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			Flux<String> flux = reactiveCqlTemplate.query(SimpleStatement.newInstance("SELECT * from USERS"),
 					(row, index) -> row.getString(0));
 
-			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse").verifyComplete();
+			flux.as(StepVerifier::create).expectNext("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse").verifyComplete();
 
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
 		});
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 
 			flux.collectList().as(StepVerifier::create).consumeNextWith(rows -> {
 
-				assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", " Jesse");
+				assertThat(rows).hasSize(3).contains("Walter", "Hank", "Jesse");
 			}).verifyComplete();
 
 			verify(session).execute(any(Statement.class));
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ class ReactiveCqlTemplateUnitTests {
 			@Nullable ConsistencyLevel serialConsistencyLevel, @Nullable String executionProfile,
 			@Nullable CqlIdentifier keyspace, Consumer<ReactiveCqlTemplate> cqlTemplateConsumer) {
 
-		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", " Jesse" };
+		String[] results = { "Walter", "Hank", "Jesse" };
 
 		when(this.session.execute((Statement) any())).thenReturn(Mono.just(reactiveResultSet));
 		when(this.reactiveResultSet.rows()).thenReturn(Flux.just(row, row, row));